Fact of the Day

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

You can donate blood every 56 days. Each pint of blood can be separated into three components -- red cells, platelets and plasma. Red blood cells are used in the emergency room to replace blood lost from a sudden accident. Platelets are given to cancer patients when the chemotherapy destroys not only the cancer cells but also the patient's blood's platelets
 

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