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Hey Everyone,

I was alerted today about a shortage of blood supply in the Los Angeles area, including most of Southern California as well. This shortage is really scary because its only a 8hr supply that is left. Anyway, if you or anyone you know lives down there and can donate you would honestly rock! I’ll tell you what, I just had an idea. If you donate in LA starting today and continueing for the rest of the month, email me your name and I’ll make a special page at the end of the month honoring all the good folks that took action and donated. Now get to work

Blood Supply Alert for Southern California from American Red Cross

Urgent Appeal for Blood: Inventory Depleted

Los Angeles, California. USA – The American Red Cross issued a blood supply alert for Southern California on Monday, citing a critically low blood level on hand locally and severe shortages of blood collections across the nation.

The American Red Cross has only an eight-hour supply of Type O-negative blood, just 57 pints, available for Southern California hospitals. Group O-negative blood is the “universal” donor blood often used in emergencies.

There is approximately an eight-hour supply of O-positive, a nineteen-hour supply of Type B-negative, and approximately a one-day supply of most other types of blood. A five-to-seven day supply is generally considered adequate.

“Loss of blood collections due to severe weather in the East and Mid-West and a drop in blood donations in Southern California have greatly impacted our local blood supply,” states Cliff Numark, Director of Donor Recruitment for the American Red Cross Blood Services, Southern California Region.

“If a large-scale disaster caused hundreds of traumas, people could die from a lack of blood,” continues Numark. “We will do our best to meet patient needs, but without an increase in blood donations, hospitals may not have enough blood for patients, including accident victims, premature babies, chemo patients and emergency surgeries. We are urging all eligible donors to please donate.”

The American Red Cross urgently appeals to Southern California residents to donate blood as soon as possible. Any healthy person age 17 or older and weighing at least 110 pounds may be eligible to donate blood.

Now that I think about it, we need a local celeb to get people on board. My little site at Bloodbanker.com can only do so much. So, if you know a celeb that wants to work with us, let me know. I think this idea will generate more interest then anything….I mean, can you imagine losing a loved one in a car accident where the doctors said that they couldn’t find any blood for them because people were just to lazy to donate…its sad I know.