Blood Donations Help Prepare for Hurricane Season

Blood donations help prepare for hurricane season

Atlantic hurricane season began this month. Disasters like hurricanes and severe summer weather can disrupt blood drives for several days and impact the momentum of a growing blood supply. Help the American Red Cross plan for the unexpected by making an appointment to give blood. Even when hospitals are fully stocked with blood products, sudden events can cause a rapid drop in the availability of lifesaving transfusions. While many may be engagi…

Summer Blood, Platelet Donations Vital To Avoid Blood Supply Impact - The Quincy Sun

Atlantic hurricane season began this month. Disasters like hurricanes and severe summer weather can disrupt blood drives for several days and impact the momentum of a growing blood supply. Help the American Red Cross plan for the unexpected by making an appointment to give blood or platelets. Even when hospitals are fully stocked with blood products, sudden ...

Red Cross urges summer blood donations as hurricane season begins

The Atlantic hurricane season began this month, and the American Red Cross is urging donors to help ensure a stable blood supply as severe weather can disrupt blood drives for days at a time.

Red Cross calls for blood donations amid hurricane season concerns

Atlantic hurricane season has begun, and the American Red Cross is urging individuals to donate blood or platelets to prevent disruptions in the blood supply. Natural disasters like hurricanes can halt blood drives for days, affecting the availability of lifesaving transfusions. The Red Cross emphasizes the importance of maintaining donation appointments throughout June, even as people participate in outdoor activities.Blood donations have a she…

NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER DECLARES BLOOD EMERGENCY, SHARP DECLINE IN LOCAL DONATIONS

Hundreds of units sent from other states as NY faces widening and dangerous donor gap heading into summer trauma season New York Blood Center (NYBC) has declared a blood emergency following a sharp and sustained drop in local blood donations. To meet hospital demand amid this decline, NYBC has had to depend on blood donations […]