SoCal launches urgent blood drives as critical blood type supply runs dangerously low

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Key points

• Other blood drives in SoCal include a blood drive Friday at Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 89, located at 29575 Canwood St.
• The American Red Cross is teaming up with the International WeLoveU Foundation for three major blood drives nationwide in Pasadena, Portland, Oregon, and Philadelphia on Sunday.
• A great opportunity for Southern Californians to offer blood is at this weekend's large-scale blood drive at the Pasadena Convention Center.
• A person in a car wreck could require as plenty of as 100 units of blood, the American Red Cross stated.
• The charitable American Red Cross declared a critical need for universal donor Type O blood and others after donations dropped to a four-year summer low.

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In practice, the charitable American Red Cross declared a critical need for universal donor Type O blood and others after donations dropped to a four-year summer low.

Meanwhile, the blood crisis grew so critical at one point that the organization had less than a one-day national supply of Type O positive blood in late July. American Red Cross leadership emphasized the enormity of the difficulty.

"When blood donations decline, patients facing emergencies, cancer treatments and other serious medical conditions can feel the impact almost immediately, " Jacquelyn Clites, regional chief executive officer for the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region, informed the Los Angeles Daily News.

Notably, a great opportunity for Southern Californians to offer blood is at this weekend's large-scale blood drive at the Pasadena Convention Center.

In practice, the American Red Cross is teaming up with the International WeLoveU Foundation for three major blood drives nationwide in Pasadena, Portland, Oregon, and Philadelphia on Sunday.

Hundreds of generous donors have already scheduled appointments at the Pasadena drive. It will run from 9 a.m. To 3 p.m. At 300 E. Green St. The organizers are aiming for at least 300 appointments, and walk-ins will additionally be accepted.

Blood donations could be life-saving. A person in a car wreck could require as plenty of as 100 units of blood, the American Red Cross stated.

"Every time a volunteer rolls up their sleeve, they're making a decision that could save a stranger's life within hours, " Jessica Amaya, a program manager with the WeLoveU Foundation, informed the Daily News.

For context, the American Red Cross remarked extreme heat, poor air quality and widespread foodborne illnesses are contributing to lower donor turnout this summer.

For context, the group referred to the time period between Memorial Day and Labor Day as the "100 deadliest days, " since of an annual rise in severe injuries from car crashes and recreational accidents. A lack of blood only worsens patients' chances of survival, they continued.

Other blood drives in SoCal include a blood drive Friday at Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 89, located at 29575 Canwood St. In Agoura Hills.

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