lifesaving blood. We need the public’s help today to ensure we have enough blood to meet these dire needs,” Young said in a Red Cross news release.
Eligible people of all blood types are being asked to donate now, especially Type O-negative and Type O-positive donors.
Type O-negative is the universal blood type used in emergency rooms when there’s no time to determine the blood type of patients in the most serious situations.
Type O-positive is the most common blood type and can be transfused to Rh-positive patients of any blood type.
Eligible donors with Types O-negative and O-positive are urged to make a Power Red donation, where
