O-NEGATIVE BLOOD NEEDED DONOR SUPPLIES RUN LOW A.V. HOSPITAL COLLECTING.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER -- Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Hospital's Blood Donor Center is reporting a critical shortage of O-negative blood. Blood donations “Give blood” redirects here. For other uses, see Give blood (disambiguation). Blood donation is a process by which a blood donor voluntarily has blood drawn for storage in a blood bank, generally for subsequent use in a blood transfusion. tend to decrease during the summer, but the need for blood donations continues, hospital officials said. The center is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. donors, who must be at least 17, in good health and weigh a minimum of 110 pounds. A photo identification is required. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays. On the first and third Saturdays of each month, the hours are 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The center is at the hospital next to the outpatient services outpatient services Hospital-based services Managed care Medical and other services provided, to a nonadmitted Pt, by a hospital or other qualified facility–eg, mental health clinic, rural health clinic, mobile X-ray unit, free-standing dialysis unit Examples building at 1600 W. Avenue J. Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are also welcomed. To sign up or for more information, call (661) 949-5622. American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. officials reported a blood supply shortage statewide. "California's blood supply has plunged to dangerously low levels; people are needed to donate now and in the coming weeks to prevent a medical disaster," said Clifford Numark, director of donor recruitment for the American Red Cross Blood Services 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, . The Red Cross, in conjunction with a Los Angeles-area radio station, held three blood drives Friday to spur donations. Antelope Valley Hospital's blood donor center opened in 1984 to serve the valley's rapidly growing population. All the blood collected there stays in the Antelope Valley. The need is compounded by the fact that blood and blood products are perishable per·ish·a·ble adj. Subject to decay, spoilage, or destruction. n. Something, especially foodstuff, subject to decay or spoilage. Often used in the plural. , and expire 42 days after donation, officials said. O-negative is the "universal" blood type. It can be transfused into any patient regardless of his or her own blood type. Other blood types can only be transfused into patients with compatible blood types. Because of its compatibility, O-negative blood is often given in emergencies when there is insufficient time to determine the patient's blood type. A healthy blood donor can donate as often as every 56 days, officials said. The average adult's circulatory system circulatory system, group of organs that transport blood and the substances it carries to and from all parts of the body. The circulatory system can be considered as composed of two parts: the systemic circulation, which serves the body as a whole except for the contains about 10 pints to 12 pints of blood, but only one pint is taken during a donation. The process takes about an hour. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Kathy Dean gives blood as registered nurse Kelly Anderson checks on her in the Antelope Valley Hospital Blood Donor Center in Lancaster on Thursday. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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