How to double your blood donation at one visit (and get a smaller needle)

By: DAVID BROOKS

Outlets: Concord Monitor

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 407

Last Updated: 2 days, 13 hours ago


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Efficiency experts would love to be able to double their work output. Blood donation centers have it figured out already.

Most Red Cross blood drives, either at donation centers like the Red Cross office in Concord or at temporary drives in schools or social centers, include equipment for “double red” or “power red” donations so that certain people can double their donation.

“This allows someone to safely donate two units of red blood …

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