PC: Fox 11 Online
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The Community Blood Center is strongly urging all healthy and eligible blood donors to schedule a blood donation.
The organization says it’s currently experiencing a critical shortage of blood.
In the past three days alone, community hospitals have faced multiple instances where blood was needed in large quantities due to motorcycle and motor vehicle accidents. Over 200 blood products were transfused, severely depleting the local blood reserves.
It is crucial to restore the blood inventory to a stable level to ensure that we can meet the ongoing and unforeseen needs of patients in our community.
All blood types are urgently needed, and there is a particularly high demand for platelets.
To schedule a donation, please visit communityblood.org or call (800) 280-4102.
Donor centers are located in Appleton, Green Bay, Oshkosh, Little Chute and Wausau with numerous opportunities to donate at blood drives across the communities served by CBC.
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