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Every minute of every day, someone needs blood. That blood can only come from a volunteer donor, a person like you who takes just a few minutes to donate. There is no substitute for your donation. You can plan to be at a blood drive for an hour to an hour and a half. That is how long the whole process - from the time you arrive until the time you leave – typically takes. The donation itself is only about ten minutes. Your blood donation could save the live of a cancer patient, a teenager who has been in an accident or a premature infant.After it is given, your blood donation is brought back to the American Red Cross where it is tested and separated into components. Your single donation can help as many as three people, and can be at a hospital, ready for a critically ill patient, in as little as 48 hours.
Whether you are making a regular blood donation, donating through the apheresis process, giving for a child with sickle cell disease or volunteering to be a marrow donor, your donation is needed, and it will touch someone’s life.
Please call 1-800-GIVE LIFE (800-448-3543) for more information or click here to find a blood drive in your area.