Nationwide blood shortage

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The request for humor is critical.

The American Red Cross says determination is an utmost shortage crossed the nation.

Extreme vigor impacted much than 100 humor drives successful astir each authorities past month, contributing to a shortfall of much than 17,000 humor donations.

The enactment adds the nationalist humor proviso has dropped by much than 25% since July 1st.

With hurricane play ramping up connected the East Coast this further threatens the humor supply.

Christopher Staub, the President and CEO of the Central California Blood Center, tells Action News that locally, 5,000 radical request humor each month.

It helps prevention radical undergoing exigency country oregon needing a humor transfusion.

Staub adds that due to the fact that humor is perishable, determination is ever a request for a caller supply.

Here astatine home, there's inactive a accidental for you to help.

RELATED: Pint For A Pint kicks disconnected astatine Central California Blood Centers

Our Pint for a Pint humor Drive is inactive ongoing astatine participating Central California Blood Centers.

You get a escaped pint of Umpqua crystal pick erstwhile you donate blood.

You tin instrumentality the crystal pick location with you oregon get a voucher to redeem your escaped pint astatine participating market stores.

The Pint for a Pint Blood Drive runs done the extremity of the month.

Get much details astatine donateblood.org.

DONOR LOCATIONS

• Jenny Eller Donor Center: 4343 West Herndon Avenue, Fresno
• Fresno Donor Center: 1196 East Shaw Avenue
• North Fresno Donor Center: 1010 East Perrin Avenue
• Clovis Donor Center: 645 West Herndon Avenue
• Visalia Donor Center: 2245 West Caldwell Avenue