<p>When you donate blood, it does a lot of good. It can even save lives. Here are just some of the people who depend on blood donors like you.</p>
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<h2>Blood donors save lives</h2>
<p>Blood donations help people with many different medical conditions, including:</p>
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    <li>People injured in car crashes and other accidents.</li>
    <li>People with serious burns.</li>
    <li>People who lose blood during surgery.</li>
    <li>People with cancer.</li>
    <li>People who receive organ transplants.</li>
    <li>People with blood disorders, like sickle cell disease. </li>
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<p>Sources: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.netreturns.biz/healthinfo/bouncelink.aspx?shortcut=redcross"> American Red Cross</a>; <a target="_blank" href="http://www.netreturns.biz/healthinfo/bouncelink.aspx?shortcut= nhlbi "> National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute</a> </p>
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<p>Blood can only be stored for so long, so there&rsquo;s always a need. If you want to give blood, <a href="[BASEDOMAIN]/healthinfo/Story.aspx?StoryId=e5abb044-db80-4716-93c3-cf756cdd7886">find out if you might be eligible</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Reviewed 1/2/2023</strong></p>
<p><strong>Sources: </strong></p>
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    <li>American Red Cross. &ldquo;How Blood Donations Help?&rdquo; <a target="_blank" href="https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/how-blood-donations-help.html">https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/how-blood-donations-help.html</a>.</li>
    <li>National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. &ldquo;Donate Blood. Save a Life.&rdquo; <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/resources/donate-blood-save-life">https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/resources/donate-blood-save-life</a>.</li>
    <li>U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. &ldquo;Why Blood Donation is So Critical.&rdquo; <a target="_blank" href="https://www.hhs.gov/givingequalsliving/giveblood/why-give">https://www.hhs.gov/givingequalsliving/giveblood/why-give</a>.</li>
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How blood donations save lives