Thursday, October 30, 2008

Uh oh...

Today Canadian Blood Services went to emergency messaging as the blood supply is critically low, meaning surgeries will have to be canceled if more donors don't come in. So please book if you can. 1 888 2 DONATE

40 per cent drop in inventory forces rationing of hospital blood supply - more donors needed urgently

Ottawa - October 29, 2008 -- In the last two months the national blood inventory - our emergency reserve - has dropped by more than 40 per cent. On Tuesday, it had dropped to two days on hand for the most common blood types.

2 comments:

Longwood said...

I'm feeling weeeeak very weeeeak Adele! Do I have to go once more this week this week and donate again. Someone at work told me that it was every 56 days to donate, NOT every 5 to 6 days!!!???
Maybe that is why my skin is so pale..

PsycChicMegaWatts said...

hahaha