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