For many years, Oklahoma Beef Council has partnered with Our Blood Institute to reward anyone who donates blood before the Labor Day weekend. This year’s blood drive happened on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. Over that two-day timeframe 1,236 people donated blood, saving 3,708 lives.
Medwatch: Southwest Oklahoma man receives 24 units of blood, encourages others to donate
Medwatch: Southwest Oklahoma man receives 24 units of blood, encourages others to donate By Haley Wilson | April 26, 2021 at 9:29 AM CDT - Updated April 26 at 9:50 AM
NINNEKAH, Okla. (TNN) - Blood donations are needed for many different reasons, from those in the hospital for minor surgery to those who get into a life-altering accident and may die without it. That was the case for the Chandler Family back in October of 2019.
“You don’t realize how fragile life is until you have an accident,” Erick Chandler said. “I had a horse roll on me, and my saddle horn actually impaled my inner thigh.”