The Canadian Blood Services is short about 10 per cent of its expected blood and plasma donations due to winter storms and cold weather that forced people across the country to stay off the roads, the organization said.
forced people to stay home. The result led to many cancellations of would-be donations.
The organization said it had to cancel "many" collection events since Dec. 20 due to bad weather, further lowering the blood supply. A stable inventory is critical since blood and plasma have a short shelf life. Frozen plasma can last a year, red blood cells last 42 days and platelets can last for only a week.
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