Local blood providers issue a ‘Code Red’ for donations

SEATTLE — One pint of donated blood can save up to three lives. That’s the message from ‘Bloodworks Northwest’ as we currently have a dangerously low blood supply.

“Blood is still the number one medical procedure, blood transfusion. One happens every 2 seconds in the United States,” said Juan Cotto, of ‘Bloodworks Northwest’.

We are told that two of the three regional blood banks serving our state are dealing with a severe blood shortage because of the floods back in December and a slowdown in donations…

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