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2. The U.S. is facing a national blood shortage. Why donating is ...

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   Tips to consider before donating blood. You can donate blood every eight weeks if you are giving whole blood (about a pint) and every 16 weeks if you are giving a Power Red donation (about two pints).

3. Blood donation - Wikipedia

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   Blood donation campaigns are events that allow people to donate blood at schools, churches, and other community locations. A blood drive or a blood donor session is an event in which donors come to donate allogeneic blood. These can occur at a blood bank, but they are often set up at a location in the community, such as a shopping center ...

4. List of blood donation agencies in the United States - Wikipedia

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   America's Blood Centers (ABC), North America's largest network of non-profit community blood centers. [2] Most of the independent blood centers on this list are ABC members, and these account for approximately 60 percent of the U.S. blood supply. [3] Blood Centers of America (BCA), a national cooperative of independent blood centers. [4]

5. Coming of age - Wikipedia

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   People are allowed to drive at age 15 in Idaho and Montana. At 16, people are also legally allowed to donate blood and work in most establishments. In spite of this, it is not until the age of 18 that a person is legally considered an adult and can vote and join the military (age 17 with parental consent).

6. Blood donations have fallen to catastrophic levels. Experts ...

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   The FDA’s change was meant to reduce the risk of iron deficiency after donation. The FDA also tweaked minimum height and weight requirements needed to donate blood. In general, a person needs to ...

7. When and where you can donate blood - AOL

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   Mar. 27—The American Red Cross set several blood donation opportunities to help meet the demand for blood and platelets. Area opportunities include: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, March 28: Bath High ...

8. Blood transfusion - Wikipedia

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   Studies show that the main motivators to blood donation tend to be prosocial (e.g., altruism, selflessness, charity), while the main deterrents include fear, distrust, [14] [15] or perceived racial discrimination in historic contexts. [15]

9. For years, he couldn't donate at the blood center where he ...

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   Thanks to new federal guidelines finalized in May, gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships can now donate at many blood centers around the country without abstaining from sex. Bloodworks ...