Blood Donor Traditional Cache

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mtn-man: If you can fix or verify this cache it can be easily unarchived as long as it conforms to the guidelines. For now I am going to archive it. Feel free to contact me through my profile linked below if you fix it.

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Hidden : 5/15/2013
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

With this cache I hope to draw attention to the need for blood donors. Not only does it help stimulate your bone marrow to produce new cells, but you will also get a small check up when donating. Plus, the more blood we can keep on the shelf, the less Vampires will need muggles to feed on ;) Congrats to Bo and Scarlett on FTF!

Every 2 seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood.                                                                                                                                                                      More than 44,000 blood donations are needed every day.

A total of 30 million blood components are transfused each year in the U.S. (2006).

The average red blood cell transfusion is approximately 3 pints.

The blood type most often requested by hospitals is Type O.

The blood used in an emergency is already on the shelves before the event occurs.

More than 1 million new people are diagnosed with cancer each year (personally this is an alarmingly high number to me). Many of them will need blood, sometimes daily, during their chemotherapy treatment.

  • A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 pints of blood (I've seen 68 units used on 1 person).

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