04Sep/17

O-negative blood supplies critical amid worst flu season, Australian Red Cross Blood Service says – The Sydney Morning Herald


The Sydney Morning Herald

O-negative blood supplies critical amid worst flu season, Australian Red Cross Blood Service says
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Australian Red Cross Blood Service have made an urgent appeal for people with O-negative blood to make a donation as supplies drop to critically low levels amid the worst influenza season on record. Blood banks on the east coast have just one day’s …
Critical shortage of O-negative blood amid prolonged flu season, Red Cross warnsABC Online
O-negative blood donors are being urged to give as supplies plummetBendigo Advertiser

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03Sep/17

Dedicated blood donor from Lancaster also organizes drives – The Columbus Dispatch


The Columbus Dispatch

Dedicated blood donor from Lancaster also organizes drives
The Columbus Dispatch
Having been an advocate for blood donation for almost 40 years, Joyce Guenther can rattle off any number of facts about the process. Among them: ‒ Approximately 800 units of blood are used per day in central Ohio. ‒ O-negative blood is the preferred