Blood Donor Month

1/1/2024

January is blood donor awareness month! Did you know…

Red blood cells help carry oxygen to your tissues and take carbon dioxide back to the lungs. They make this journey through the circulatory system every 20-60 seconds depending on your heart rate.
Red blood cells live for 120 days before they are taken to the spleen to be recycled.
Blood type O negative is the universal donor. That means your blood can save anybody. Only about 7% of Americans have this blood type.
When you donate blood, you give about 1 pint which can save up to three lives.
Only 3% of Americans donate blood each year.

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