Phlebotomist Colbie Hayes prepares to obtain platelets from Zoie Cloutier Monday at Vitalant. Blood supplies often dip during the summer months, when the need for donations often goes up, causing emergency need like the one that northern Idaho is currently undergoing.
July 25, 2023
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July 28, 2023 1:09 a.m.
Emergency need for blood, platelet donations
An emergency blood shortage currently going on in Northern Idaho has increased the importance of giving blood during the summer.