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To: PapaBear3625
Not sure why they need blood for pneumonia, fever, etc.
1,028 posted on 03/17/2020 7:16:32 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: 1Old Pro

Hospitals need blood for many other ailments, and folks are reluctant to give blood right now for many reasons (some legit, some not).

Blood has a short shelf-life.

https://www.oneblood.org/about-donating/blood-donor-basics/what-is-blood/why-blood-is-needed.stml


1,032 posted on 03/17/2020 7:26:16 AM PDT by cgbg (BOLO--escaped SNF resident--Joe Biden)
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To: 1Old Pro
Not sure why they need blood for pneumonia, fever, etc.

Hospitals will still continue to get their usual number of people who have been in car crashes, muggings, etc, who will need emergency surgery and thus blood.

1,122 posted on 03/17/2020 9:20:53 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 ("Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." -- Voltaire)
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