An urgent message from LIFELINE Bloodmobile: “Our shelves are completely bare of Type O Negative!”
Calling all Type O Negative Blood Donors: LIFELINE Blood Services needs your help! Walk-ins are always welcome at LIFELINE- There’s an URGENT need for you to come donate at 183 Sterling Farms Drive in Jackson or at 1130 HWY 51 Bypass in Dyersburg .
There also are mobile blood drives ongoing in the area. To find a mobile blood drive near you please visit: lifelinebloodserv.org/drive-calendar / Type O-negative donations are necessary for emergency situations when there is no time to determine a patient’s blood type and is most ordered by our local hospital. Donate today, give the gift of life and help a local patient in need!
A little about Type O Neg:
O negative blood is special because it is the universal blood type, meaning that it is the preferred choice for blood transfusions. This is especially true when the recipient’s blood type is unknown or in the case of an emergency when there is no time to test the recipient’s blood group. Less than 7% of the U.S. population have type O-negative blood. Our hospitals, emergency departments, and trauma teams depend on frequent O-negative donations to ensure it’s always available for patients in need. For the 21 hospitals that LIFELINE serves, it is the most ordered blood type.