National Marrow Donor Program Increasing Efforts To Attract Minority Donors
The National Marrow Donor Program, a not-for-profit group that manages a national registry for potential bone marrow donors, is using social networking sites to attract donors from minority communities, the Wall Street Journal reports. The process of finding a genetic match for a bone marrow transplant is often more difficult for minorities or people who identify themselves as multiracial because patients and donors must be genetically compatible. According to the Journal, a white patient has an 88% chance of finding a match, while the odds of most minorities finding a match can be as low as 60%. The odds of some minorities actually receiving a transplant can be as low as 20% because of other factors such as access to care in their communities, the Journal reports. About seven million U.S. residents already have signed up for the national registry -- recently renamed Be the Match -- and the program also has increased outreach to younger potential donors through social networking Web sites, such as Facebook and MySpace (Landro, Wall Street Journal, 5/27).
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What Is First Aid? What Is The Recovery Position?
of the casualty"s chest, and place your other hand on top of your first hand and interlace the fingers. Push the chest down (compress the chest) to about 1.5 to 2 inches (4 to 5 cm). If the casualty is a child aged 1 to 8 years compress to a maximum of 1.5 inches (4 cm). Then let go and wait till the chest recoils (comes back up) completely before repeating. Elbows need to be kept straight throughout. Push the breastbone up and down to a depth of about 5 cm - do this 30 times at a pulse rate of 100 per minute. If the casualty is a child aged from 1 to 8 years, use just one hand for the compressions. *Give 2 breaths - Make sure airway is open and pinch the nose so it closes. Gently raise the chin upwards with the two fingers of your other hand. Take a deep breath and seal your mouth over the casualty"s mouth and breathe out into the casualty"s airway. You should see the casualty"s chest rise and fall. To get another breath lift your head and breathe in deeply. Perform the whole procedure again. Repeat the 30 chest compressions followed by two breaths about five times and then check to see whether the casualty has started to breathe normally. If not, carry on performing CPR. If breathing starts normally, stay with the casualty until help arrives. If you feel uncomfortable about giving rescue breaths remember that chest compressions alone are life savers - do not just stand there doing nothing. It is important not to let your hands bounce when you have performing the chest compressions - make sure the heel of your hand is touching the casualty"s chest all the time during the chest compressions. You may hear some pops and snaps during chest compressions; this is normal, so do not stop. Written by Christian Nordqvist Copyright: Medical News Today Not to be reproduced without permission of Medical News TodayPages: 1 [2]