O Negative blood needed immediately

O Negative blood supply has reached very low levels due to summer vacations and school and college summer breaks.

An immediate appeal is being issued for all O Negative donors to donate at OneBlood, the local blood center, as soon as possible.

Crestview's location is 2400 S. Ferdon Blvd. Suite B.

Any patient can receive O Negative blood, regardless of the recipient’s blood type. O Negative is critical for trauma patients, premature babies and emergency surgeries.

Generally healthy people age 16 or older who weigh at least 110 pounds can donate blood. 

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: O Negative blood needed immediately