GIVING BLOOD IS SAFE.
IT IS PERFECTLY SAFE TO DONATE BLOOD. YOU CANNOT GET AIDS BY GIVING BLOOD. A STERILE, DISPOSABLE NEEDLE IS USED FOR EACH BLOOD DONATION. ONCE USED, THE NEEDLE IS DISCARDED. YOUR HEALTH HISTORY AND TEST RESULTS ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND CANNOT BE GIVEN OUT WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION. TESTS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES ARE CONDUCTED ON EACH UNIT OF DONATED BLOOD. IF A TEST RESULT FROM A DONATED UNIT OF BLOOD IS ABNORMAL FOR ANY OF THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE MARKERS, THE UNIT IS DISCARDED.
IT IS PERFECTLY SAFE TO DONATE BLOOD.
YOU CANNOT GET AIDS BY GIVING BLOOD.
A STERILE, DISPOSABLE NEEDLE IS USED FOR EACH BLOOD DONATION. ONCE USED, THE NEEDLE IS DISCARDED.
YOUR HEALTH HISTORY AND TEST RESULTS ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND CANNOT BE GIVEN OUT WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION.
TESTS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES ARE CONDUCTED ON EACH UNIT OF DONATED BLOOD.
IF A TEST RESULT FROM A DONATED UNIT OF BLOOD IS ABNORMAL FOR ANY OF THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE MARKERS, THE UNIT IS DISCARDED.
American National Red Cross Headquarters in Washington, D.C.: Blood Safety Information
American Association of Blood Banks (AABB): Facts about Blood and Blood Banking
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PERFECTLY SAFE TO DONATE BLOOD.
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