Red Cross: Fifteen Minutes of Your Vacation Could Be Someone's New Chance at Life
With an increase in road accidents and a shortage of regular donors who are on annual leave, blood supplies become critical during the summer.
With an increase in road accidents and a shortage of regular donors who are on annual leave, blood supplies become critical during the summer.
The Croatian Red Cross issued an urgent appeal on Friday, the need for blood rises during the summer, while the number of donors falls. The holiday season is traditionally the most critical period for transfusion medicine.
Heavier traffic and more travel bring an increased risk of serious accidents that require emergency surgery and transfusions. At the same time, regular donors are leaving their places of residence, going on vacation just when their donations are most needed.
Blood has no artificial substitute. It cannot be produced in a laboratory. The only source is a human being, which is why the entire healthcare system depends on a continuous response, throughout the year, without exception.
The act of donating itself takes approximately 15 minutes. That single donation can be crucial for a patient in need of emergency surgery, treatment after an accident, or the continuation of vital therapy.
- Fifteen minutes during your vacation could mean a new chance at life for someone, the Croatian Red Cross emphasizes, highlighting the special value of anonymity. The donor will most likely never meet the person they helped. Help is given without expecting gratitude or recognition.
City Red Cross societies regularly organize campaigns across Croatia. Citizens are advised to follow their announcements and find the nearest available appointment in their city.
Supplies cannot be secured with one large campaign, but only through constant and regular response. First-time donors are just as important as those who have been donating for years.
