Every two seconds in the United States someone needs blood. During National Blood Donor Month, the community blood bank showed us the process of how your donation can save lives.
Once blood leaves the body, it goes through an entire journey before it reaches the hospitals.
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Giving blood typically takes about 20 minutes for an average person to fill a whole unit which is equivalent to a pint. But where does it go once it leaves your arm?
Laura Cramer has been a medical technician at the Erie Community Blood Bank for about four years. She took us back to the lab and showed us step-by-step the science behind it all…