Interesting Global NewsEnglish · 10 months ago

Red Cross announces national blood shortage

www.redcross.org

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Red Cross announces national blood shortage

www.redcross.org

Interesting Global NewsEnglish · 10 months ago

The American Red Cross national blood supply has fallen to critically low levels, potentially threatening the medical care of patients with an emergency need for blood.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/1IeoB
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230911224434/https://www.redcross.org/about-us/news-and-events/press-release/2023/red-cross-announces-national-blood-shortage.html

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Unfortunately we have to use large bore needles for blood. Smaller needles will damage red blood cells :/

(I’m a nurse. It’s a problem when giving blood transfusions to smaller people also.)

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