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Burnt Hickory Baptist Church

Red Cross Blood Drive

Tuesday, October 10, 2017, 2:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Location: Burnt Hickory Baptist Church, 5145 Due West Road, Powder Springs, GA US 30127

Coordinator: Mindy Barahona |

Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood.
Almost 36k units of red blood cells are used daily in the U.S.
7k platelet and 10k plasma units are needed daily.
21 million blood components are transfused yearly in the U.S.
The avg red blood cell transfusion is approximately 3 pints.
The blood type most often requested by hospitals is type O.
1.68 million people will be diagnosed with cancer in 2016.
Many need blood, sometimes daily, during chemotherapy.
A car accident victim can require as many as 100 pints of blood.

October 10 2:30-7:30 PM
Make your appt at redcrossblood.org

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