blood donations
DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Necole Trinidad, a blood bank technician, draws blood from 1st Lt. Natalie Ferson, 7th Civil Engineer Squadron, during an on-base blood drive here Sept. 24. Several base organizations along with Abilene's Meek Blood Center held a drive here to donate blood to local hospitals and medical facilities. The process takes about 45 minutes and includes a mini-physical, screening questions and the donation itself. The two components that are used from a whole blood donation are packed red cells and plasma. The shelf life of red cells is 42 days, and the shelf life of plasma is one year. Two different lives are saved with each whole blood donation. Whole blood can be donated every eight weeks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Connor Estes)
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