To put things in perspective, Bloodworks says a recent gunshot wound required 50 lifesaving units of blood cells — that’s as much as 50 people can typically donate.
One regular donor said he likes to see in what part of the state his blood may have given another person the gift of life and healing.
“You get an automated email that says the medical facility that your blood ends up at, and you don’t know exactly to whom it goes, but it’s kind of a neat thing to look up. Maybe a hospital you haven’t heard of before, and know where it ended up,” said Curtis Alexander Cukal.The Food and Drug Administration also officially eliminated restrictions which had banned blood donations by gay and bisexual men, which was a long standing policy LGBTQIA+ groups said was outdated and discriminatory.
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