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Blood Donation Basics

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Is It Really Life or Death

Even someone who has never donated blood understands that blood is used all the time to help hospital patients, and transfusions are commonplace.

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Power Red Donation

You may have heard the term Power Red or Power Red blood donation being tossed around, or even received requests from Vitalant to donate a Power Red.

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Permanent Blood Donation Deferral

Imagine the following scenario: You set out on a mission — your lifesaving mission to save the lives of hospital patients through blood donation. But soon, you receive the disappointing news. You're told you have a permanent blood donation deferral and can't give blood. What then can you do?

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History of Blood Donation

Making a blood donation at a Vitalant location today means being welcomed into a clean and modern facility, screened thoroughly for everyone's safety, and hooked up to sterile equipment. But the early history of blood donation was a far cry from this environment.

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Low Blood Donation

Summer plans are often fun, but for hospital patients, the summer stretch is no picnic. 

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Mother's Day Memories

As we celebrate Mother's Day in May, a young mom shares how her life was saved by the generosity of blood donors. That’s why blood donation is a great way to mark Mother’s Day or to honor the mother figure in your life.

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