In order to ensure the supply of blood reserves over Easter, the DRK Blood Donor Service North-East is offering additional donation appointments on Holy Saturday (April 4). Appointments can be made online or via the free telephone hotline 0800 11 949 11, according to a press release. The Blood Transfusion Service North-East includes the federal states of Saxony, Brandenburg, Berlin, Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg.
Blood donations are indispensable for everyday clinical practice and exceptional stress situations. Many serious illnesses, for example, can only be treated by administering blood products. "In Saxony alone, around 650 blood donations are needed every working day to ensure patient care."
