United Blood Services

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="34b785a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Western Trade Exchange</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Western Trade Exchange"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id176.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Health Fair"><U> Health Fair</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id106.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Horizon City Lions Club"><U>Horizon City Lions Club</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id99.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Auction Forms"><U>Auction Forms</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id103.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Texas Lions Camp"><U>Texas Lions Camp</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id173.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="St Vincent DePaul Thrift Store"><U>St Vincent DePaul Thrift Store</U></A>   |   <B>United Blood Services</B>   |   <A HREF="id150.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Donations Form (Email)"><U>Donations Form (E-mail)</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="34cd2b03.jpg"> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="45ec6830.jpg" border=0 width="198" height="131" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> New East side location</div> <div> <IMG SRC="460c6830.jpg" border=0 width="198" height="131" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Mary Lou says "Welcome"</div> <div> <IMG SRC="464b5780.jpg" border=0 width="181" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Josie and Noemi prepare</div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>United Blood Services</I></div> <div> East side:    1338  Zaragosa Road </div> <div> West side: 424 S. Mesa Hills Drive </div> <div> El Paso, Texas </div> <bR> <div> 915 - 544 - 5422  </div> <bR> <bR> <div> This page is placed here as a public service by  WTE.   United Blood Services is not affiliated with WTE.</div> <bR> <div> Blood donations are nearly always needed.    Help save lives by donating blood.    As as the UBS slogan goes:</div> <bR> <div> "We need more heroes.    Give blood.   Be a hero"</div> <bR> <div> More information on UBS may be found on their website: <A HREF="http://www.unitedbloodservices.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.unitedbloodservices.org"><U>www.unitedbloodservices.org</U></A></div> <bR> <div> The photos below are those taken during one trip to do a donation.    What happens during a 45 minute visit.  Note: these were taken at the old Pershing Drive location.  The procedures are the same but now there are two new locations, on Mesa Drive (West) and Zaragosa Rd. (East)</div> <bR> <bR> <div> 1. The entrance.  My appointment is at 10AM.                         </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="359e2960.jpg" border=0 width="226" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> 2.  April is the receptionist today.</div> <div>     I check in with my donor card.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="35de2960.jpg" border=0 width="226" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> 3. The waiting room </div> <div> <IMG SRC="35fe2960.jpg" border=0 width="226" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> 4. Nikisha takes down the donor information</div> <bR> <div>  <IMG SRC="361e2960.jpg" border=0 width="226" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> 5. The little "clicker" blood samplers don't hurt.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="363e2960.jpg" border=0 width="226" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> 6.  Barbara and Nikisha get ready for a busy day.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="365e2960.jpg" border=0 width="226" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> 7.  Antiseptic cleaning, a squeeze ball to improve the flow</div> <div> and the tube is inserted with a little sting.  </div> <div> <IMG SRC="367e2960.jpg" border=0 width="226" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> 8. Pablo and I were the first donors that day.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="369e2960.jpg" border=0 width="226" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="36be2960.jpg" border=0 width="226" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> 9.  The fun part:  crackers and juice and popcorn afterward.</div> <div> That day, they even gave out free travel mugs.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="36de2960.jpg" border=0 width="226" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>