The supply of O Negative blood has reached extremely low levels due to high usage in area hospitals. An immediate appeal is being issued for all O Negative donors to donate at OneBlood, the local blood center, as soon as possible.
O Negative blood is the universal blood type, meaning any patient can receive O Negative blood regardless of the recipient’s blood type. O Negative is critical for trauma patients, premature babies, cancer patients and emergency surgeries.
Generally healthy people age 16 or older who weigh at least 110 pounds can donate blood.
The nearest donor center is 2400 S. Ferdon Blvd., Suite B, Crestview.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Urgent need for O Negative blood donations