News, New York City has imported more than 25% of its blood supply from Europe.

 

According to BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS: KNOWING YOUR OPTIONS, a publication of the Pall Corporation, more than 43% of all blood products are used for people 65 and older. This older segment of the population is expected to grow 14% in the next 10 years, almost twice as fast as the rest of the population. Thus, the shortage of red blood cells is expected to increase dramatically as more baby boomers age and the number of cardiac surgeries, cancer treatments, hip and knee replacements, head injury treatments, organ...