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First-Time Blood Donors: Someone Just Your Type Needs You!

February 19, 2015

First-Time Blood Donors: Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood. Your pint-size donation can save up to three lives. Learn more! Read More

Medically Reviewed by Trauma & Emergency Medicine
Categorized as: Living and Wellness
Tagged with: American Red Cross, blood donations, blood donor, blood-borne infections, hepatitis B, HIV, plasma, platelets, sickle cell anemia, Type O, whole blood
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