Every 2 seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood and or platelets.
Approximately 29,000 units of red blood cells are needed every day in the U. S.
A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 units of blood.
The blood type most often requested by hospitals is type O.
Blood and platelets cannot be manufactured; they can only come from volunteer donors.
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