Edmonton first responders rally to give the gift of life as blood shortage looms
With blood in demand, emergency responders in Edmonton are answering a different call for service, and encouraging others to do the same.
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With blood in demand, emergency responders in Edmonton are answering a different call for service, and encouraging others to do the same.
Blood is in high demand, as Canadian Blood Services struggles to fill appointments with a donor base diminished during the COVID-19 pandemic
Canadian Blood Services closed its Thunder Bay plasma collection clinic in April 2012.
About 1,500 blood and plasma donations did not happen as a result
The Canadian Blood Services is short about 10 per cent of its expected blood and plasma donations due to winter storms and cold weather that forced people across the country to stay off the roads, the organization said.