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The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, which resulted in approximately 3000 deaths and more than 4000 injuries, had a predictable effect: people wanted to donate blood. This altruistic and commendable response may have boosted the morale of the blood donors, but it did nothing for the victims. Similar responses have occurred many times over the period of 55 years since blood-donor programs were introduced, after World War II. After a major disaster, well-intentioned people call for immediate blood donations without realizing that all the blood that can be transfused immediately is already available at the disaster site or in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Previous Disasters

Kansas City, Missouri, July 17, 1981

Sioux City, Iowa, July 19, 1989

Oklahoma City, April 19, 1995

Denver, April 20, 1999

September 11, 2001

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Blood and Disaster
Katz L., Klein H. G., Lipton K. S., Gevirtz C., Schmidt P. J.
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