Minot blood drive seeks more donors as Team Law, Team Fire go head-to-head

First responders are teaming up this week to encourage folks to make lifesaving donations. The fire and police departments ...
WSAW

Blood drive at NTC promotes critical need for Type O blood donations

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wausau Community Blood Center says there is a critical need for Type O blood throughout the country. The American Red Cross says Type O-Negative blood is the most common ...
Medical Xpress

Blood banks face O-neg shortages; call for donations, changes in emergency infusion practices to protect supply

As blood banks across the U.S. report dangerously low supplies of O-negative blood (red blood cells), anesthesiologists are calling for increased donation and changes in how hospitals use this ...
KSHB Kansas City

Community Blood Center: Urgent need for Type O donors

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Community Blood Center says hospitals' supply of Type O blood is dangerously low across Kansas and Missouri. The CBC stated there was a sharp drop in donations over the July ...
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Blood banks face o-negative shortages; anesthesiologists call for donations, changes in emergency infusion practices to protect supply

O-negative “universal donor” blood is in chronically short supply in the U.S., raising concerns for emergency care and patient safety. Because anesthesiologists administer up to 60% of blood ...