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4.5 million
Americans
would die
each year
without
lifesaving
blood
transfusions
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Every 8
minutes,
someone in
Jacksonville
uses blood.
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Each whole
blood
donation
saves up to
3 lives.
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A heart
surgery
patient
receives 6
units of Red
Blood Cells
and 6 units
of
Platelets.
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An organ
transplant
recipient
receives up
to 40 units
of Red Blood
Cells, 30
units of
Platelets,
and 25 units
of Plasma.
Before a
liver
transplant
can occur,
200 units of
that blood
type must be
on hand.
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Blood
shortages
occur more
often during
the summer
and
holidays.
During these
periods,
usage
increases
and at the
same time,
donations
decrease.
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60% of the
population is
eligible to
donate
blood, yet
only 5% of
eligible
donors do
so. (3% of
the entire
population)
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