The Red Cross has declared a national blood crisis and is encouraging the public to donate, saying historically low blood supplies are causing some hospitals to change treatments and cancel surgeries.
“In recent weeks, blood centers across the country have reported less than a one-day’s supply of blood of certain critical blood types—a dangerously low level,” the Red Cross said in aNormally, more than 45,000 units of blood and blood products are used daily in the United States.
“Blood donations are needed now to avert the need to postpone potential lifesaving treatments. Some hospitals have already been forced to alter treatment for some patients or cancel some patient surgeries due to blood supply challenges,” the joint statement said. reported that one person affected by the blood shortage is Dreylan Holmes, 11, who has sickle cell disease and needs blood transfusions. In the days before Thanksgiving, he had to wait two days for a transfusion.His mother, Vesha Jamison, said the wait was"very scary."In a separate, the Red Cross said blood donations have dropped 10% since March 2020, when the COVID pandemic first gripped the United States.
The Red Cross said all types of blood are needed, but especially Type O positive, the most common blood type; Type O negative, considered the “universal blood type” which emergency personnel often use when there’s no time to determine a patient’s blood type; and platelets, which are often given to cancer patients.Red Cross. “Joint Statement: Blood Donors Urgently Needed During National Blood Donor Month and Throughout the Winter”Red Cross.
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