Posted
9/10/2007 12:37:00 PM
by Douglas
Give blood already! What are you saving it
for?Nationwide, regional branches of the Red Cross, the humanitarian organization that collects, processes, and distributes blood in the United States, have been struggling in kind.
American blood banks experienced one of their driest summers in history this year, the extreme of a seasonal drought that is leading some experts to question the growing list of safety criteria for blood donors.
"This is the worst blood shortage that I have experienced since I began directing transfusion services in 1968," Sandler said.
Seriously, what are you waiting for?