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PCB participates in the 6th Blood Donation Day

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 25.05.2009

PCB participates in the 6th Blood Donation Day

A total of 51 personas participated in the 6th Blood Donation Day held on May 21 at the Barcelona Science Park. Of these 51 participants, 18 were new donors and five people who offered to donate their blood could not do so, leaving a final total number of 46 donations.

In the previous blood donation day that was held in November of last year, the total number of individuals who offered to be donors was 39. Of these, 11 were first-time donors who participated in this initiative, leaving a final total number of 31 donations.

The good will of the donors have contributed to cover the blood needs of all hospitals and clinics in Catalonia may carry out surgical procedures, oncological treatments, organ transplants as well as other diseases.

Last year, the Blood and Tissues Bank obtained a total of 298,443 blood donations in Catalonia, of which 188,701 (63.22%) came from blood extractions carried out in mobile units and 98,639 (33.05%), from permanent blood donation sites. The mean donation rate obtained thorough mobile units was 34.59 per session.