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BLOOD DONATIONS NEEDED
Tresa Mcneal, MD, Internal Medicine, Baylor Scott & White Health

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SUMMER MONTHS OFTEN BRING A DIP IN BLOOD SUPPLY AT MANY LOCAL BLOOD BANKS.
IF YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET INVOLVED- LET THIS BE YOUR SIGN.

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ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS … EVERY TWO SECONDS SOMEONE IN THE U-S NEEDS BLOOD.
BUT SUMMERTIME MONTHS OFTEN BRING A SUBSTANTIAL DIP IN SUPPLY … AS REGULAR DONORS HEAD OUT OF TOWN.
INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN TRESA MCNEAL SAYS THE REASON A PATIENT MAY NEED BLOOD RUNS THE GAMUT FROM CANCER TREATMENT … TO CHILDBIRTH.
SHE SAYS THE F-D-A GUIDELINES ALLOW MOST PEOPLE TO DONATE EVERY SIX WEEKS …
ONLY ABOUT THREE PERCENT OF AMERICANS DONATE BLOOD ANNUALLY … BUT MANY MORE ARE ELIGIBLE TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES.

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Tresa Mcneal, MD Baylor Scott & White Health TRT: 17 "Blood donation is for any age. I actually have two friends that are over age 80, and they're healthy and they donate blood regularly, still." On the flip side, my son is a 21- year-old. He signed up to donate blood on his own, and I was thrilled to see him taking the time to do that."

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IN MOST INSTANCES- DONATING BLOOD IS QUICK AND EASY- OFTEN LESS THAN THIRTY MINUTES FROM SIGN-IN TO CHECK OUT.