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Blood Bulletins
Facts and information about blood and blood donation

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• Benefits of Blood Donation Appointments
• The Blood Donation Experience
• Blood Groups and Types
• Blood Components and Usage
• The Importance of Iron
• About the Pacific Northwest Blood Services Region
• The Path of Donated Blood
• 5 Reasons / 5 Excuses
• Safety of the Blood Supply
• Type O Donors
• Other Ways to Help
• Double Red Cell Donation
• Platelet Donation
• Chagas' Disease
• Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
• Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI)
• West Nile Virus
• Mad Cow Disease
  

Forms

• Parental Consent Packet (English)
• Parental Consent Packet (Spanish)

• Blood types