

| National Blood Donor Month |

| Facts about Blood Donation 4.5 million Americans would die each year without life saving blood transfusions Approximately 32,000 pints of blood are used each day in the United States Just one pint of donated blood can help save as many as three people’s lives Blood centers often run short of type O and B blood Shortages of all types of blood occur during the summer and winter holidays The actual blood donation usually takes less than 10 minutes. The entire process, from when you sign in to the time you leave, takes about 45 minutes You cannot get AIDS or any other infectious disease by donating blood Since a pint is pound, you lose a pound every time you donate blood Anyone who is in good health, is at least 17 years old, and weighs at least 110 pounds may donate blood every 56 days |


