- It was great to see that people have responded, they came and donated blood. And it was absolutely sincere response, not the result of pressure outside. Even a young woman inspector, who weighs only 45 kilos, came in and said: “I really want to help kids”. But she cannot be a donor because of weight restrictions.
Moscow hospitals order donor blood of different groups every day, to save dozens of lives. Statistics of road accidents involving children, according to the traffic police, remains disappointing. Over half a year in Moscow alone 522 children have been injured, 6 children died.
- Blood of donor-volunteers from various departments of the Moscow traffic police will be transferred to provide necessary medical aid to children, who were severely injured,
During summer and at the beginning of school year there is a rise of road accidents involving children and adolescents in the capital. In June and July, there have been 154 accidents involving minors, in which 169 children were injured, two were killed.
- Preventive measures have reduced the absolute rates of child injury. During the first seven months of 2011 the number of road accidents in Moscow involving children decreased by 13 percent compared to 2010, injury rate has reduced by almost 14 percent. But still, every day 2-3 children are injured in car accidents,
Moreover often tragedies actually happen in front of the traffic inspectors, that’s why they immediately responded to the offer to donate blood for children - victims of road accidents.
