美国红十字会10月7日呼吁北卡西部居民献血：9月21日至10月18日献血者可获15美元电子礼品卡
夏洛特10月7日——据美国红十字会10月7日在夏洛特发布的公告，该机构呼吁北卡罗来纳州西部居民在10月捐献血液与血小板。公告称，医院持续依赖稳定的血液供应救治需要输血的患者，而天气变化可能扰乱采集与运输，10月虽处夏冬两季恶劣天气之间，维持库存仍不可松懈。
红十字会面向所有血型招募献血者，服务对象包括急诊救治、手术与需要定期输血治疗的患者。为鼓励参与，9月21日至10月18日期间前来献血或血小板者，可获一张15美元的自选商户电子礼品卡，详情见红十字会献血官网（RedCrossBlood.org/Fall）。
预约方式：通过RedCrossBlood.org、拨打1-800-RED CROSS或使用红十字会献血者App预约。红十字会是全美最大的血液供应机构之一，其献血点信息、资格要求（如年龄、体重与间隔期）均在官网公开，本动态据其官方公告核实刊登。
资格与流程的公开口径：红十字会要求献血者年满17岁（部分州16岁经父母同意）、体重达标并通过现场健康问询；全血捐献间隔通常为56天，血小板捐献间隔更短。具体以献血点现场评估为准，首次献血者建议预留一小时，并提前正常进食、补水。
信息来源：美国红十字会10月7日公告，经The Cleveland American刊载。
图片来源：120125-G-MF861-030-Blood drive — US Coast Guard Academy / Public Domain (via Openverse)
Red Cross Urges Blood and Platelet Donations Across Western North Carolina in Oct. 7 Appeal; $15 E-Gift Card Through Oct. 18
CHARLOTTE, Oct. 7 — The American Red Cross is encouraging residents across western North Carolina to donate blood and platelets this October, according to an announcement the organization issued in Charlotte on Oct. 7. Hospitals continue to depend on a reliable supply of blood products for patients requiring lifesaving transfusions, and while October typically falls between the peak summer and winter severe-weather seasons, changing weather can still disrupt collection and transportation.
The Red Cross is seeking donors of all blood types to support patients receiving emergency treatment, undergoing surgery or managing conditions that require transfusions. To encourage participation, individuals who come to donate blood or platelets between Sept. 21 and Oct. 18 will receive a $15 electronic gift card to a merchant of their choice; details are at RedCrossBlood.org/Fall.
Appointments can be made at RedCrossBlood.org, by calling 1-800-RED CROSS, or through the Red Cross Blood Donor App. Drive locations and eligibility rules — age, weight and donation intervals — are published on the organization's official site; this item is published from its official announcement.
Eligibility and process, per the Red Cross's public rules: donors must be at least 17 (16 in some states with parental consent), meet weight requirements and pass an on-site health screening; whole-blood donations are typically spaced 56 days apart, with shorter intervals for platelets. First-time donors should allow about an hour, eat normally beforehand and stay hydrated; the on-site assessment governs in each case.
Source: American Red Cross announcement, Oct. 7, carried by The Cleveland American.
Photo: 120125-G-MF861-030-Blood drive — US Coast Guard Academy / Public Domain (via Openverse)
图片来源：120125-G-MF861-030-Blood drive — US Coast Guard Academy / Public Domain (via Openverse)
