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This video is designed to alleviate fear and negative feelings about being a blood donor. It begins with a question: Why do only 5% of the people over the age of 17 give blood? A montage of answers follows in the form of interviews with people approached randomly and asked about their reasons for donating or not donating blood. Those who have not given blood express various fears--dislike of needles and pain, worries about screening and disease. The regular donors counter many of these fears and offer many reasons for donating: the good feeling of having helped someone, the great need for blood in light of decreased donations because of the AIDS epidemic, and the incentive it provides to take care of yourself. They also talk about the ease of donating and allay the viewer's fears about contracting AIDS by mentioning that a fresh needle is used for every donor.

A Pint of Life demonstrates some of the many things science has learned to do with a single pint of blood and features "testimonials" of people whose lives have been saved by donated blood: a woman with cancer, an organ transplant recipient, and, the most touching of all--a three-year- old, given transfusions during a heart transplant at five months, who is now old enough to say "Thank You!" This video is excellent for use by blood banks and hospitals and by organizational blood drive organizers to encourage higher response to requests for donors.

Color, 15 minutes, VHS

Price : $99.00