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#Science | Blood<br />
BLOOD IN<br />
NUMBERS<br />
BY BENJAMIN GARNIER<br />
6 to 8 weeks<br />
time a body needs to replace<br />
the donated blood<br />
3 per second<br />
frequency of blood<br />
transfusions worldwide<br />
500 ml<br />
blood quantity extracted<br />
during a donation<br />
13,000<br />
blood donors per year<br />
in Luxembourg<br />
5 millions<br />
number of red blood<br />
cells in a blood drop<br />
6 litres<br />
blood quantity in<br />
a 80kg-heavy men body<br />
(from 4 to 6 litres depending<br />
on the morphology)<br />
1 out of 1,000<br />
number of new-born babies<br />
struck by haemophilia<br />
42 days<br />
red blood cells<br />
lifetime<br />
4 months<br />
time necessary between two<br />
blood donations for a woman<br />
September 2004<br />
first doping case by blood transfusion<br />
in a high-level sport. The International<br />
Cyclist Union then banned American<br />
cyclist Tyler Hamilton for two years<br />
2755-4000<br />
telephone number to call<br />
in Luxembourg regarding<br />
any question about blood<br />
donation<br />
211<br />
number of blood bags<br />
the Spanish police found<br />
in Dr Fuentes offices in<br />
the context of Operation<br />
Puerto doping case,<br />
an investigation about<br />
a doping system headed<br />
by Dr Fuentes<br />
14 th of<br />
February 2006<br />
the date when gay<br />
people were allowed to<br />
donate blood<br />
in Luxembourg (still<br />
excluded in France)<br />
70<br />
number of<br />
Ketterthill<br />
donation<br />
centres in<br />
Luxembourg<br />
<strong>BEAST</strong> MAGAZINE #8
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