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Blood Crisis Hits Across America | Salt Lake City News
The American Red Cross is sounding the alarm: the nation’s blood supply is in crisis, hitting a four-year summer low with a 25% drop in just one month. As summer ramps up outdoor activities and travel, hospitals face soaring demand for transfusions from accidents and emergencies — but there’s no substitute for donated blood. With no way to manufacture it, every drop counts. Officials blame vacations, heat, and illness for fewer donors, urging everyone — especially O-negative and O-positive types — to step up. Just three more donors per drive could turn the tide. It takes about an hour, and…
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