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Red blood cell (RBC) discards due to national blood system outdates (including hospital and Canadian Blood Services [CBS] data). Total outdates (line) for RBC is relatively stable with a notable spike April and May 2020 and subsequent return to previous rates. Black bars show outdates that occurred at CBS (prior to issue) and the gray bars show outdates that occurred at hospitals
