The American Red Cross Blood is sounding the alarm for donations after announcing the national blood supply has hit “critically low levels,” particularly due to a series of tragic climate-driven natural disasters. The nonprofit provides around 40% of the U.S. blood components, including platelets, and is reporting a drop in supply of nearly 25% since early August. Red blood cells…
In August, there were eight national weather disasters, includingThe Red Cross is closelyand the possible impact on northeast communities later this week, which could further stretch the organization's critical shortage.
"Hurricanes are easy to prepare for because you know they're coming days ahead, but there are situations in which preparations are more difficult or impossible. If you have a mass shooting in the region, all of a sudden, you have an influx of patients in maybe multiple hospitals," Dr. Indrikovs told News 4.
"We receive a report every Monday from the New York Blood Center that tells us those blood groups mostly used by patients, group O and A, what is their situation, what is it they have to distribute to New York hospitals," Dr. Indrikovs said.
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