BLOOD SUPPLIES MAY BE DRAINED BY KATRINA NEED.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer VALENCIA - Blood supplies in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, are at a critical level, with very little to spare should victims of Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. need some help.
The American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. has about a half-day supply of O negative, the universal blood type sought in emergencies, said Cliff Numark, director of donor The party conferring a power. One who makes a gift. One who creates a trust. donor n. a person or entity making a gift or donation. DONOR. He who makes a gift. (q.v.) recruitment for Red Cross blood banks. ``We have about a day's supply of O positive; we prefer to have about three to four days' supply,'' he said. ``In case of a natural disaster, we need to have blood available, and it takes a couple of days to process, so really five to seven days are ideal.'' Numark said that blood drives such as the one conducted Tuesday at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital helped significantly. Hospital spokeswoman Bhavna Mistry said that the hospital's last drive in June resulted in the collection of 89 pints. ``It's very difficult to keep blood in store in Southern California,'' Numark said. ``We run limited supplies of O positive and negative and B blood. Type B negative is always a worry. We usually import 40 percent of the blood we need.'' Although the request for donor blood has not reached the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. area office, Numark said officials have been warned it could come any time, especially since blood collection centers in the affected areas are out of operation. ``You just need a lot of people to agree to stick out their arm and put a needle in it to save a life,'' he said. The Red Cross response to Hurricane Katrina is expected to be the largest mobilization mobilization Organization of a nation's armed forces for active military service in time of war or other national emergency. It includes recruiting and training, building military bases and training camps, and procuring and distributing weapons, ammunition, uniforms, of resources for a single natural domestic disaster because the destruction spread over a large geographic area. At least 2,000 volunteers already have been activated activated a state of being more than usually active. In biological systems this is usually brought about by chemical or electrical means. Commonly said of pharmaceutical and chemical products. to operate shelters in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas. Donations may be made to help in the relief efforts by visiting the American Red Cross Web site at www.redcross.org, calling (800) 435-7669 (HELP-NOW- or visiting the local Red Cross office in Valencia. Carol Rock, (661) 257-5252 carol.rock(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Talia McCarthy is prepped to give blood by Gloria Fuentes Tuesday at a blood drive at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer |
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