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Red Cross declares nationwide emergency due to critically low blood supply (www.cbsnews.com)

submitted 10 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/health@lemmy.world

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The American Red Cross has declared an emergency blood shortage, saying patients are at risk of not getting lifesaving transfusions.

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Donors are needed now more than ever as the Red Cross faces a national emergency shortage, with the number of donors at a 20-year low. Medical director Dr. Eric Gehrie says the Red Cross has experienced a loss of 300,000 donors since the COVID-19 pandemic alone.

"It means that hospitals will order a certain number of units of blood, and those orders are not being filled fully," he said. "So hospital blood banks are low on blood."

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[–] Liz@midwest.social 4 points 10 months ago

They've tried that. You end up with lower quality blood. You have to throw more out. I have no idea on the overall effect on total kept blood volume though.

Really they should just ask people during doctor's appointments and send them over to the blood pens.