The Red Cross

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The Red Cross

• By Cassandra Thompson and Patricia Fritz

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Biomedical Services
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Biomedical (blood) services is the most visible
division of the Red Cross today.
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• Current medical technologies allow us to provide
  the nation with a large variety of safe
  products.
  

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My hero is someone who donates blood.
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• The Red Cross provides nearly 1/5 of the nations
  tissue for transplants.

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• The Red Cross provides

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• heart valve tissue

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• skin ligament

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• tendon, bone, and facial muscle.

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• The Red Cross also gives more than ¼ of the
  nations plasma products.
  

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• The Red Cross never stops inventing new ways to
  care.

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• They also have a centrally managed blood
  inventory system

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• to ensure the consistent availability of blood.

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• The Red Cross now has a computer system that
  maintains the blood donor website.

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• The Red Cross has given aid to those in need
  since 1881.

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• To give blood for a transfusion, you must be
• at least 17 years old

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• Weigh at least 110 lbs

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• and not have given blood for at least 56 days.

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• DONATE NOW! You Can Save
• One Persons Life
• Every Time You Donate!

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• The Red Cross is always in need of donations

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Donate today and help save a life!
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THE RED CROSS NEEDS YOUR HELP!
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• Livingston County Red Cross
• 1372 W. Grand River Ave.
• Howell, MI 48843
• 517-546-0326
• www.redcross.org

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