Overhills High School held a blood drive Thursday Dec. 3 during school. The blood drive was held by JROTC and was set up in a professional manner, organized and very sanitary. The event carried out all day and was filled. In order to participate in the blood drive you had to fill out a form depicting your health status and basic information. The age requirement was 16 and those individuals of that age were to bring a parent consent form filled out. Students were also to have their ID cards or school transcripts with them in order to donate.
Before going through the actual donation process, donors had to go through a consultation to see if their iron, weight and blood pressure was up to par. The next part didn't take too long as the phlebotomists got right to work and once the students were done donating blood, they were given snacks to help keep them from fainting. From there, they had to wait fifteen minutes until they could be escorted back to class. ROTC is planning more blood drives in the future, so stay tuned for more information.
-Kaytariana Dorsett
Before going through the actual donation process, donors had to go through a consultation to see if their iron, weight and blood pressure was up to par. The next part didn't take too long as the phlebotomists got right to work and once the students were done donating blood, they were given snacks to help keep them from fainting. From there, they had to wait fifteen minutes until they could be escorted back to class. ROTC is planning more blood drives in the future, so stay tuned for more information.
-Kaytariana Dorsett