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Hospitals call for blood donations, hundreds respond

The shootings at Fort Hood in Texas severely taxed local hospitals as they struggled to cope with the flood of victims, and left them scrambling for blood donations as the casualties came into their emergency rooms. Full Article at Indian Express

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  1. FORT WORTH — Residents turned out strong to give blood Friday for victims of the Fort Hood shootings, so much so that Carter BloodCare is asking donors to now hold off until the holidays. Full Article at Fort Worth Star-Telegram

  2. Twelve soldiers and one civilian were killed, and 30 people were injured in the shooting at Fort Hood’s Soldier-Family Readiness Center. As of this morning, at least 17 of the wounded were treated with some form of blood transfusion at the Carl R. Full Article at U.S. Department of Defense

  3. The shootings at the Fort Hood in Texas flooded local hospitals with victims of the rampage, sending them scrambling for blood donations and taxing their ability to treat the dozens of casualties. Full Article at The New York Times

  4. TEMPLE — Editor's Note: We have disabled commenting on this story because of repeated abuse of our commenting policy related to the Ft. Hood shooting. Full Article at Austin American-Statesman

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