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The Need for Blood

BLOOD DONATION ЫЫЫ FACTS Someone in the US. needs a blood donation every 2 seconds 14% About 14% patients who enter a hospital are in need of blood 43,000 pints of blood are used every day in the US. and Canada The average donor gives one pint of blood One pint has the potential to save three lives 70000 people in the US. have sickle cell disease Most of them will need blood donations throughout their life Over 16 million Americans are diagnosed with cancer annually Most of them will need blood donations during chemotherapy 157 million blood donations are collected in the US. every year About 92 million people donate blood in the US. each year PHLEBOTOMY TRAINING SPECIALISTS http://www.redcrossblood.org/learn-about-blood/blood-facts-and-statistics http://www.bloodcenters.org/blood-donation/facts-about-blood-donation/ http://www.cancer.org/research/cancerfactsstatistics/cancerfactsfigures2015/index

The Need for Blood

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Everyone knows that blood donations are needed. We are especially mindful of the need to donate blood after a major disaster such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake. But many are unaware of just how great t... he need for blood is on a daily basis. Those who enroll in phlebotomy classes in Denver and other areas soon learn how much their work is truly needed. Blood donations are not only used to save lives of disaster victims. They are also used to help cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and those who suffer from sickle cell disease. The work Phlebotomists do in helping collect these vital donations literally saves lives. Here are a few stats about the difference made through blood donations.