The American RedCrossis facing a national blood crisis – its worst blood shortage in over a decade, posing a concerning risk to patient care.
Amid this crisis, doctors have been forced to make difficult decisions about who receives blood transfusions and who will need to wait until more products become available. Blood and platelet donations are critically needed to help prevent further delays in vital medical treatments.
Officials say 25% of the Red Cross' blood supply comes from high school students. Due to the massive increase in COVID-19 infections, those donations have dropped 62%. "We have special needs patients that require special units of blood, and we need to get those from the Red Cross," said Vaanush Nazaryan, the interim CHLA Transfusion Medicine Manager.
All of this comes as January marks National Blood Donor Month, a time to raise awareness about the need for blood donations when regular seasonal illnesses like colds and the flu, as well as winter weather often leads to a decline in donations.
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