James Harrison rolled up his sleeve more than 1,100 times to give his plasma, which was used in life-saving anti-D medication
James Harrison, the Australian known as “the man with the golden arm” because of his prolific baby-saving blood donations, has died aged 88.
In his lifetime, Harrison rolled up his sleeve more than 1,100 times to give his plasma which was then used in 2.4m doses of anti-D medication to save at-risk newborn babies.
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