Why do we need violentary blood donation?
Why Donate Blood? Why is it so important that I give blood? Many people consider it a right to receive blood when needed, but don’t often consider the responsibility of giving blood to maintain the community supply for others. To meet patient need, the Red Cross must collect over 6 million blood donations each year. Some areas of the country need more blood than they are able to collect, while others can collect more than they need. Most large medical centers transfuse more blood than what is donated by the local residents. Areas with major medical centers and hospitals which serve patients from all over the world always need blood. The Red Cross has a nationwide system of sharing blood donations based on patient need. Despite this sophisticated system of sharing, there are parts of the country that have chronic blood shortages. Those shortages would be eliminated if more healthy people would give blood. For our family, our friends, and for strangers in need, we must share blood resour
