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August 3, 1938
Greenbelt Cooperator
Greenbelt, Prince George's County, Maryland
What is this article about?
Promotional article for Greenbelt's Blood Index initiative, urging residents to get blood typed in advance for potential transfusions. Representatives will visit homes to register willing citizens, easing future crises.
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MORE ABOUT GREENBELT'S BLOOD INDEX
It's easy to visualize a dramatic blood loss situation such as losing a leg.
but it's not so easy to get dramatic about the quiet onslaught of diseases which demand reinforcement of the blood supply much oftener and in greater quantity.
And it's not hard either to get unselfish folks to help out in either situation--but--are they the right folks?
A feverish search at a moment of crisis when every passing minute is of intense importance.
If we only know in advance where we could find just the right person
For the first time a community has taken the opportunity to use its collective common sense and find out in advance.
A transfusion for you or someone in your family is of course the furthest thing from your mind at present, but when the need arises, pray that it never will, it will be paramount and vital.
A group of us is preparing to meet these crises in advance, and beginning today your representatives are visiting from house to house to ascertain the names and number of citizens who are ready to be typed and join in this common sense scheme.
Think it over! A successful Greenbelt Blood Index will take a load off your mind you never know was there.
More details next week.
Leslie Atkins
Secretary, Blood Index Comm.
It's easy to visualize a dramatic blood loss situation such as losing a leg.
but it's not so easy to get dramatic about the quiet onslaught of diseases which demand reinforcement of the blood supply much oftener and in greater quantity.
And it's not hard either to get unselfish folks to help out in either situation--but--are they the right folks?
A feverish search at a moment of crisis when every passing minute is of intense importance.
If we only know in advance where we could find just the right person
For the first time a community has taken the opportunity to use its collective common sense and find out in advance.
A transfusion for you or someone in your family is of course the furthest thing from your mind at present, but when the need arises, pray that it never will, it will be paramount and vital.
A group of us is preparing to meet these crises in advance, and beginning today your representatives are visiting from house to house to ascertain the names and number of citizens who are ready to be typed and join in this common sense scheme.
Think it over! A successful Greenbelt Blood Index will take a load off your mind you never know was there.
More details next week.
Leslie Atkins
Secretary, Blood Index Comm.
What sub-type of article is it?
Public Health Campaign
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Recovery
What keywords are associated?
Blood Index
Transfusion
Blood Typing
Community Scheme
Greenbelt Residents
What entities or persons were involved?
Leslie Atkins
Where did it happen?
Greenbelt
Story Details
Key Persons
Leslie Atkins
Location
Greenbelt
Story Details
Community initiative to create a Blood Index by typing residents for blood compatibility in advance of medical emergencies, with door-to-door registration starting today.