{"id":186,"date":"2025-01-21T17:31:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T22:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/?p=186"},"modified":"2025-01-24T11:55:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T16:55:54","slug":"giving-blood-with-medic-regional-a-photo-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/01\/21\/giving-blood-with-medic-regional-a-photo-essay\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving Blood with Medic Regional: A Photo Essay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Kaleb Guzman, Photo Editor<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>On November 20, 2024 Medic Regional and Pellissippi State partnered to host a blood drive in Goins Administration building.&nbsp; Many students arrived to do their part giving blood; all they had to do was walk into the college center, fill out some paperwork and then they were set up with a seat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The skilled workers would talk with the students while they got everything prepped and ready, and once the student was comfortable, they\u2019d find a vein. After that, it was a waiting game. Once the blood bag was filled, the students were treated with a band-aid and, just like that, they were free to leave. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pellissippi State hosts blood drives on its campuses every semester. Organizers say that a greater turn-out of students and staff translates into more help for those in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1334\" height=\"889\" data-id=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BloodDrive1.png\" alt=\"A woman watches as medics insert the needle for a blood draw into her arm during the Pellissippi State blood drive.\" class=\"wp-image-177\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kaleb Guzman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1340\" height=\"893\" data-id=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BloodDrive2.png\" alt=\"A student watches as medics insert the needle for a blood draw into his arm during the Pellissippi State blood drive.\" class=\"wp-image-178\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kaleb Guzman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"880\" data-id=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BloodDrive3.png\" alt=\"The Pellissippi State blood drive setup with world flags behind the medical equipment.\" class=\"wp-image-179\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kaleb Guzman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4096\" height=\"2730\" data-id=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BloodDrive5.jpg\" alt=\"A bag of blood fills at the Pellissippi State blood drive.\" class=\"wp-image-181\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kaleb Guzman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1239\" height=\"826\" data-id=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BloodDrive4.png\" alt=\"A student sits in a chair waiting to have the needle inserted into his arm at the Pellissippi State blood drive.\" class=\"wp-image-180\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kaleb Guzman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kaleb Guzman, Photo Editor On November 20, 2024 Medic Regional and Pellissippi State partnered to host a blood drive in Goins Administration building.&nbsp; 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