BLOOD IS IMPORTANT—Michae\ Herbstreith both uses blood in his work and
donates it to the Red Cross»Blood Program. His research, under the direction of Dr.
Allen D. Roses, chief of the Division of Neurology, uses human red blood cells to try
to determine the causes of muscular dystrophy. (Photo by Ina Fried)
Trading Post
Contributor Calls Giving Blood
Short and Simple Way To Help
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"It's just a good feeling," Michael
Herbstreith said about giving blood.
"Some people go to church and give
donations. I give blood."
Since 1970 Herbstreith, a research
technician in the Department of
Medicine, has contributed 13 units
of blood to the American Red Cross.
The Red Cross will conduct a
blood drive in the first floor Cafeteria
Wednesday, May 11, from 11
a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Goal Not Reached
Duke Hospital uses 33,000 units of
whole blood and components a year,
most of it free from the Red Cross,
according to Jane Mahoney, assistant
administrator for patient services.
The medical center has a goal of
contributing 1,200 units a year, but
has not reached that goal, she said.
The Red Cross understands that
it's not always converuent for people
working in outlying areas of the
medical center to attend blood drives
in the hospital, Mahoney said.
Others may hesitate to give blood
just before going on duty in patient
care areas. But the Red Cross
includes in the medical center's
quota any donations from employees
contributed at their Forest Hills
center as well.
Herbstreith, whose lab is in
Research Park, goes to the Red Cross
center in the mornings "because
that's when they do the 'Peds
Packs/" he said. "One donation
from an adult can help three or four
infants."
Started in College
Herbstreith started his blood
donation when he was in collage.
One of the boys he played bridge
with was in a car accident and
needed a lot of blood.
"It is uncomfortable to have a
needle stuck in your arm for five or
10 minutes," he admitted, "but you
probably have more discomfort with
a headache.
"I meet a lot of interesting people
at the center, steel workers, nurses,
and garbage collectors,” the
biochemist said. "It's a very short
and very simple procedure. I usually
go to sleep giving blood. Plus you get
refreshments.
Donor's Health Important
"What gets me is having to wait
eight weeks between donations," he
said. "But they've got to consider
your health first." The waiting
period allows time for a person's
body to replace the red blood cells
lost in donating blood.
Herbstreith said the routine check
of blood pressure, temperature and
red blood cells gives a potential
donor a quick, general idea of his or
her own health.
He has given so often that he
knows the list of medical screening
questions and will put off a donation
if he's had the flu or knows some
other reason he would be rejected as
a donor. "A person having an
operation doesn't need to fight your
virus as well," he remarked.
All Blood Types Needed
Herbstreith has type O negative
blood, a type shared by one in 15
people. The most common types, O
positive and A positive, are found in
one out of three people, while the
rarest, AB negative, is found in only
one out of 167.
The Red Cross must collect a
balanced number of blood types
every day to meet the needs of
hospitalized patients, Mahoney said.
Any blood type is rare if it's not
available when it's needed, she
stressed.
Special emphasis in Wednesday's
blood drive is being placed on
donors from the Outpatient
Department, Business Office,
Medical and Surgical Private
Diagnostic Clinics and Outpatient
Clinics, Engineering and
Operations, Environmental Services,
Medical Center Materials, Medical
Library and Director's Office. But
everyone is encouraged to
participate.
NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK
AAAY8-141977
TV Previews Golf
The appearance of medical center
personalities on WTViys (channel
11) "Peggy Mann Show" continues
next Thursday at 1 p.m. when the
Children's Classic celebrity golf
tournament will be the topic.
Dr. Samuel L. Katz, chairman and
W. C. Davison professor of
pediatrics, and R. C. "Bucky"
Waters, assistant to the vice
president for health affairs, will be
interviewed.
ONTOURTODAY
A group from Carrington Junior
High, participating in the school's
introduction to vocations
program, are touring the medical
center this .morning, accompanied
by Dot Honeycutt.
The Week on Campus
May 6-May 13,1977
Event and Time Place
MUSIC (684-4059):
Svin., 7 p.m. Organ recital: Fenner Douglass Chapel
PERFORMING ARTS (684-4059):
Fri. (5/6), 8 p.m. EHirfiam Theatre Guild Carolina Theatre, downtown Durham
and City Acting Comp>any: "Glory for Me," (Admission Charge)
Fri. (5/6) and Sat., 8:30 p.m. Hoof 'n' Horn: "Camelot" Page
(Admission Charge)
RELIGIOUS (684-2572):
Sat., 3 p.m. Baccalaureate service for advanced degree candidates:
Dr. Harmon L. Smith, prof. of moral theology and community health sciences
Sun., 9 and 11 a.m. Baccalaureate service for ui^ergraduates:
Bishop James Armstrong, Dakotas area, Uiuted Methodist Church
OTHER:
Fri. (5/6), Sat. and Sun. Continuing Education:
Lectures and tour of Stagville Preservation Center (Admission Charge)
Sun., 3 p.m. Graduation exerdses Wallace Wade Sta.
Mon., 8 p.m. Continuing Education: "FtowTo Have Successful Interviews." Bivins
(Admission Charge)
FILMS: Tues., 7 and 9:30 p.m. "Harold and Maude," Gross Chem. Aud.: Wed., 7 and 9 p.m.
"King Kong" (1933 version). Gross Chem. Aud. (Admission Charge)
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