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Blood-Donor-Furs was created to bring attention to donating blood and the red cross.
There is a blood shortage right now and it's really affecting hospitals and those who need blood transfusions for whatever reason.
Blood-Donor-FursSOME FACTS ABOUT THE RED CROSS AND DONATING BLOOD:
♥ Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood.
♥ More than 44,000 blood donations are needed every day.
♥ A total of 30 million blood components are transfused each year in the U.S. (2006).
♥ The average red blood cell transfusion is approximately 3 pints.
♥ The blood type most often requested by hospitals is Type O.
♥ The blood used in an emergency is already on the shelves before the event occurs.
♥ Sickle cell disease affects more than 80,000 people in the U.S., 98 percent of whom are African American. Sickle cell patients can require frequent blood transfusions throughout their lives.
♥ More than 1 million new people are diagnosed with cancer each year. Many of them will need blood, sometimes daily, during their chemotherapy treatment.
♥ A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 pints of blood.
♥ The number of patients who receive blood in the U.S. in a year: 5 million (2006).
♥ Share of the U.S. population eligible to give blood: Less than 38 percent.
♥ Blood cannot be manufactured – it can only come from generous donors.
♥ Type O-negative blood (red cells) can be transfused to patients of all blood types. It is always in great demand and often in short supply.
♥ Type AB-positive plasma can be transfused to patients of all other blood types. AB plasma is also usually in short supply.
♥ If you began donating blood at age 17 and donated every 56 days until you reached 76, you would have donated 48 gallons of blood, potentially helping save more than 1,000 lives!For more facts about the American Red Cross and Blood Donation go here
http://www.redcrossblood.org/learn-.....and-statistics♥~♥~♥EVENTS♥~♥~♥
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