“Not everyone is always eligible or physically able to donate blood. But, if you’re among those who can donate, your willingness to help will save lives.

On average, someone in the United States needs blood every two seconds. That blood has to be donated from someone else — we don’t have a synthetic substitute.

“The blood products provided to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center from volunteer donors are directly responsible for helping us save lives every day.”Scott Scrape, MD, a pathologist and Transfusion Medicine physician at the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center.

Your decision to donate blood can make a big difference to people in your community. For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a blood shortage, and many hospitals — including some in central Ohio — faced a critical need to get blood to their patients.”

The Ohio State University (Why Should You Donate Blood? | Ohio State Health & Discovery)