From United Blood Services:
United Blood Services of Reno is in urgent need of type O blood donors.
“We typically see an increase in the need for type O blood during the summer with this summer being no different that has caused us to have a low supply of type O blood today,” said Steve Thomas who is the Donor Recruitment Director for United Blood Services of Reno.
United Blood Services is reaching out to all type O donors for a blood donation since their inventories of type O blood is very low today and they need to build inventories going into the long Labor Day weekend.
Type O positive blood is the most common type of blood so it is needed most often by patients (37% of the population has this blood type). Type O negative is the universal blood type, meaning it can be used by patients of all other blood types and is most often used in emergency situation and for premature babies.
“Please consider giving a double red cell donation to do the most good,” continued Thomas. “Donors who give just their red blood cells through a special donation called apheresis can double the amount of red cells donated at one time.”
If your blood type is O, United Blood Services encourages you to schedule an appointment to donate at one of their three Community Donation Centers in Reno (1125 Terminal Way), Carson City (256 E. Winnie Lane) or Sparks (4670 Sparks Boulevard) or at one of their conveniently located blood drives by calling them at 800-696-4484 or by going online at
www.BloodHero.comjust as soon as you possibly can.
From United Blood Services
