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Fun Facts About Blood

10 February, 2010 - 02:35

Okay, so most of these 'Fun Facts' really aren't all that fun; they're actually quite serious. Nevertheless, they're pretty interesting, and maybe even a little mind-blowing:

  • Nationally, more than 38,000 blood donations are needed every day.
  • The number of patients who receive blood in the U.S. in a year: 5 million (2006).
  • More than 1 million new people are diagnosed with cancer each year. Many of them will need blood, sometimes daily, during their chemotherapy treatment.
  • A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 pints of blood.

Blood cannot be manufactured – it can only come[...]

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