“I can see the Kalamans every year and it’s always good to see them.” “It’s a good cause and it brings awareness,” said Jake. Jake Stone hasn’t missed a Kalaman blood drive since he first started donating at Centerville High in 2012. “It’s associated with public safety and public service.” There were long-time donors, like retired Dayton firefighter Tad Becker and Dayton FD Lt. There were new donors, like CPD Cadets Tatianna Poelking and Kaylee Moreland, both Criminal Justice students at the Warren County Career Center. “I donate regularly,” said Montgomery Co. All traditions resumed this year, including a birthday cake decorated with a Centerville Police badge. The Kalaman blood drive carried on through the pandemic despite a change of location in 2020 and safety restrictions. MILESTONE 25 th ANNUAL JOHN KALAMAN MEMORIAL BLOOD DRIVE I want to thank CBC for having the foresight to be part of this program to make our community stronger and make our preparation better.” “All those efforts would be in vain if we did not have the blood in front of us. It doesn’t matter what our skills may be, it doesn’t matter our degree of preparation, if we don’t have the right treatments to perform adequate and rapid life resuscitation. “I’ve been involved in a number of mass casualty incident responses both locally and nationally and that is just a vital component. Randy Marriott, Medical Director of Premier Health EMS Center of Excellence. “The ability to transfuse someone rapidly is vital,” said Dr. “Trying to get us all working together to be prepared, whether its active shooter incidents, transportation accident, hazardous material incidents – a myriad of things that can cause multiple casualties.” “Police, fire, EMS, public health, law enforcement we all depend on each other and we all use mutual aid all the time. “I think BERC is mutual aid,” said City of Dayton Fire Department Emergency Preparedness Coordinator David Gerstner. It is great that people came out the next day, but what is truly needed is the blood available on the shelf, blood that is already there.” “But blood is needed within 24 hours of the injury event. “After the Las Vegas shooting there were six-hour wait lines to donate,” said Patch. BERC was founded in 2021 to help blood centers respond to mass injury events with five or more victims requiring transfusions.ĬBC Laboratory Services Director Gavin Patch recalled the 2017 Las Vegas shooting were 60 people were killed and 867 injured. The Kalamans believe BERC is in line with their mission of saving lives through blood donations and supporting the public safety community. In some sense, we wanted to pick up where he left off.” It came about when John was killed at 29 years old and so much good left in him undone. “We never imagined it would last this long and have the support of the community that it does. “The blood drive is a cause very near and dear to our hearts,” said Paula. The BERC announcement began with a welcome by John and Paula Kalaman. In its 25-year history, more than 4,474 units of blood have now been donated in Kalaman’s name. Wednesday’s blood drive at the Centerville Police Department totaled 76 donors, including 66 donations and eight first time donors. Kalaman’s parents John and Paula Kalaman sponsored the first memorial blood drive in 1998 on their son’s April 27 birthday. 12, 1998 while responding to an accident on I-675. CBC is now setting aside units of blood on a rotating “on call” schedule, ready to be shipped immediately to any BERC member after any event with multiple casualties requiring blood transfusions.Ĭenterville Police officer John Kalaman and Washington Township Firefighter Robert O’Toole were struck by a vehicle and killed Jan. In special recognition of the milestone, Community Blood Center announced a new alliance to better prepare the region for mass injury events.ĬBC has joined 30 blood centers across the nation as a member of BERC, the Blood Emergency Readiness Corps. CENTERVILLE, Ohio – The 25 th annual Officer John Kalaman Memorial Blood Drive on April 27 added to the legacy of a young policeman killed in the line of duty.
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