Boosting the signal: Blood supply low
Aug. 30th, 2011 09:03 amI rarely do non-British TV, so this may be all over the news. If so, forgive me. I thought it was worth passing along.
http://www.mydonoradvantage.com/irene.html
Irene Creates Blood Emergency
2,000+ Units of Blood Lost From Shutdowns and Power Outages
Supplies of Several Blood Types Below Minimum Levels
August 29, 2011 / New York, NY -- New York Blood Center (NYBC), serving more than 20 million people in New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, and New Jersey, is following the emergency declarations of Mayor Bloomberg and other tri-state public officials with an emergency appeal for blood donors. The supply of several blood types, including O-negative (“universal donor”) blood, which is normally maintained at the three-to-five-day inventory level, has dropped below the two-day minimum level.
“We anticipated the potential effects of Irene, and delivered extra blood in advance to our 200 partner hospitals,” said NYBC Vice President Rob Purvis. “Our first priority remains getting them whatever they need for the care of trauma and cancer patients.” Due to concerns for the safety of its donors and staff, NYBC closed its donor centers and canceled all blood drives on Sunday, August 28. “With Labor Day right around the corner, we’re between a rock and a hard place,” Purvis added. “We need the help of our communities to replenish the blood supply.”
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So, if you have enough and enough and enough to share....of blood, that is...
http://www.mydonoradvantage.com/irene.html
Irene Creates Blood Emergency
2,000+ Units of Blood Lost From Shutdowns and Power Outages
Supplies of Several Blood Types Below Minimum Levels
August 29, 2011 / New York, NY -- New York Blood Center (NYBC), serving more than 20 million people in New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, and New Jersey, is following the emergency declarations of Mayor Bloomberg and other tri-state public officials with an emergency appeal for blood donors. The supply of several blood types, including O-negative (“universal donor”) blood, which is normally maintained at the three-to-five-day inventory level, has dropped below the two-day minimum level.
“We anticipated the potential effects of Irene, and delivered extra blood in advance to our 200 partner hospitals,” said NYBC Vice President Rob Purvis. “Our first priority remains getting them whatever they need for the care of trauma and cancer patients.” Due to concerns for the safety of its donors and staff, NYBC closed its donor centers and canceled all blood drives on Sunday, August 28. “With Labor Day right around the corner, we’re between a rock and a hard place,” Purvis added. “We need the help of our communities to replenish the blood supply.”
( Read more... )
So, if you have enough and enough and enough to share....of blood, that is...