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PAGE 2, WEW PMF P IUESSWEDNMDAY, JULY 29.1992 ROSEMARY-BROWN Hall of Fame Centurion, 1987,1988, 1989, 1990, 1991' AS ME * AU Stffshtg means long. wait for, bioold donors By Maria Boucher The waitig Period for doniat- ing biood in Whitby has become top long foir manypop1 «It was frustrat.ng ta have taÏ wait i ong' ust ta, give biood,» ays Crou-tbenspy àabout ithe chinic on July 14 a t the Royal Canadian Legion. More. than 3 00,peopie turned ouft ive blood, but a shortage of stafresulted in long waits oôr donorsi.. It taok about an hour, 4 miinutes ta- goý through the scr eening. process, and 15 minutes, ta donata blood, she says. There sinply weren't enough nursing sta;ffat. thecinic, parti- cularly at the buiiest time around 4 and 5 p.m. when people got off work, she says. 11> Stubensey says she even changed hier shift at work. that day only ta face a long lineup of people waiting to donatebiood., *A person'firat registers and is givený a lhealth form ta I, and thenliines:up fior a health screen- ing in which one of the nurses m ges over each question with the l'donor, she sayis. -h oo lohsta show an idetiicaio, crdwith a phota, such -as a driver's license.ý The -donor then -proceeds ta ae d for the biood donation. The extended procée- meures the safety.-of the blood -that is bein donated, says Doris Holley, bioogdôdnor clinic chair. «They are now screening a little dloser than before,» se cf,ýo the reason for the long lineups o Jl-14. 'was, that, ther wer ony Vo nurses doing the, screening proces, soÃ" 1metirùes even only 'one whien the other nurse was on a break, she saLys.. The head 'nurse whoile M charge cf the clinic and takes care cf the biood donation had ta help out with -the questionnaires, because tao many people were waiting ta, be screened. The pressure on--the nurses because of the lineups.doesn't helpeither, shle says. Hoiiey says that ideaiiy,,there' should b three nurses screenin'g people wha corne in 'order ta- scSed upthe process and -avoid, teait tadonate biood. The shortage cf staff'is, also 1rty ueta cuts infunfi ta th dCross, resulting in fewer nurses available for the dlinic, says Holley. Stubensey says many people may get frustrated and decîde not ta wait just ta gÃŽve blood. «They're crying dýesperately for blood donations yet they mayr iose thern if people see a long_ lineuprnwhen theY first corne ini Stubensey says the, clinic shoul d be organized so there are more staff at peak timne ta get people i and out faster. UrIfeel the problem could, be easily resolved with a, staff-mg change: have a skeietan staff ta start the clinic, and have two other shifts starting at 4 p.m. and 5 pin.,» she says., ýStubensey says this would create -a 'ful staff when there are the, most. donors, usually after the 'workday, and ez'é,tend -the dlinic by one, hour if eachshift worked four hours., «We don't have ta give blood, sa, please, try and make it easier for us » she says. lLolley says suie willie sending a: letter ta the provincial health ministry which -licenses the Red Cross ta coliect blood. The letter will discus thé long ieups that occur beaue peple are giving biood donations "out af the goodneoss cf their hgarts, and if they 1oe'ptience,- they may not, aways give b io n mthe future.» The addition of just one more nurse would make a big dif- férence ta minimize the time ~pie have- ta spend donating blCd she saLys. Over 300 people UsUaL11Y corne iiita ,donaüte blood at, the Royal Canadiani Legion branch in Whitbyshe says., Staf at- Fairview Lodge will hold a special blood clinie on July 31, she says, ta meet the demand for blood for the, Civic Holiday weekend. Fairview Làodge is holding 'a blood donor clinic on friday,ruly A July 14 clinic at the ILegion branch -'M' Whitby attracted 3 10 The second- cinic, is being held ta«kep the supply ,up far the' August longwèeekend,». says Eli- zabeth Tucciý, a clinic co-rdina- tar. This Friday's clinic will be held i the -Fairvew Lodge audi- torium toam 2 to8p.m. The L~odgeis located at W32 Dundas St. W.< A lone bandit got away with between $90,0 and $1,000 after holding up the National Bank at 1801 Dundas St. E. Thursday afternoon.' 1The mani approached a telier aiound 3:-20 p .idicating he had a gun, although no gun was seen. He demanded« money. Police say staff thought he was joking at first. 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