Red Cross Declares National Blood Crisis, Urges Immediate Donations
The American Red Cross has declared a national blood crisis for only the second time in its history, warning that a sharp decline in donations has left the nation's blood supply at critically low levels. The organization said blood donations have fallen to a four-year summer low, creating an urgent need for donors as hospitals continue to rely on lifesaving transfusions. All blood types are needed, but officials said the shortage is especially severe for type O blood. According to the Red Cross, its supply of O-positive blood has dropped below a one-day supply, forcing the organization ...
