{"id":1774,"date":"2011-01-25T02:00:14","date_gmt":"2011-01-25T07:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=1774"},"modified":"2011-01-24T23:46:12","modified_gmt":"2011-01-25T04:46:12","slug":"red-cross-short-of-o-negative-blood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2011\/01\/25\/red-cross-short-of-o-negative-blood\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Cross short of O-negative blood"},"content":{"rendered":"

Van Wert independent\/<\/strong>Red Cross information<\/em><\/p>\n

The supply of type O negative blood at the local American Red Cross has dropped to critical levels in recent days, as winter weather has canceled blood drives and prevented potential donors from safely traveling to give blood.\u00a0 Eligible donors with type O negative blood are especially needed now.<\/p>\n

Currently the local Red Cross is not able to fully fill requests from hospitals for type O negative, and is moving blood among hospitals to where it is needed most while supplies are critically low.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Type O negative blood is always in high demand because it is the universal type, and it can be transfused to patients with any blood type, especially in emergency situations.\u00a0 Since the beginning of December winter weather has negatively affected blood donations despite many donor recruitment efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile all blood types are needed on an ongoing basis, we urge those who know they are type O negative to make and keep appointments to give blood as soon as possible,\u201d said Dr. Claire Meena-Leist, Medical Director of the American Red Cross Indiana-Ohio Blood Services Region.\u00a0\u201cYour donation could help save the life of someone\u2019s child, mother, brother or friend.\u00a0When you come to give, you help make everyday medical treatments possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recent winter weather has forced the cancellation of hundreds of Red Cross blood drives in the Midwest and Eastern parts of the country, causing a shortfall of more than 8,000 blood donations.\u00a0Last week in the Indiana-Ohio region, four blood drives were canceled, resulting in a shortfall of more than 227 pints of blood. In addition, inclement weather has caused low donor turnout at many drives that were held.\u00a0Because of this there is also a particular need for type A negative and B negative donors.<\/p>\n

The Red Cross is working to boost all blood donations, but especially type O negative donations by alerting current donors in their system through emails, phone calls and post cards.\u00a0Donors of all types are needed year-round. For those who don\u2019t know their blood type, giving blood is a great way to find out.<\/p>\n

As an added bonus, come to donate until January 31 and be entered into a weekly regionwide drawing for a $250 Visa gift card.<\/p>\n

To schedule an appointment or find a blood donation site in the area, go to redcrossblood.org<\/a> or call 800.RED.CROSS (800.733.2767) for additional information.<\/p>\n

Upcoming Red Cross blood drives in the area:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, January 25, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the Crestview High School gymnasium, located at 531 E. Tully St. in Convoy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Van Wert independent\/Red Cross information The supply of type O negative blood at the local American Red Cross has dropped to critical levels in recent days, as winter weather has canceled blood drives and prevented potential donors from safely traveling to give blood.\u00a0 Eligible donors with type O negative blood are especially needed now. Currently […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-24 11:31:56","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1774\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}