By Ben Goldberger —
For most healthy people, the only time they think about blood is when they need a Band-Aid. But every two seconds, there is someone who needs a blood transfusion to stay alive.
Whether it’s cancer patients, victims of car crashes or any other tragedy that leads to a loss of blood, someone somewhere is in need of liquid life. Despite this, there is a global shortage of blood, which means hospitals are giving out more blood than they’re taking in.
Vitalant, a non-profit organization that focuses on blood donations and transfusions, declared on Jan.