Type O-negative red blood cells are kept in a Red Cross storage refrigerator before being distributed to a hospital. Type O-negative is the universal blood type and what emergency room personnel reach for when there is no time to determine the blood type of patients in the most serious situations. [AMERICAN RED CROSS] / Dodge City Daily Globe
By Vincent Marshall, Managing Editor A critical blood shortage has been announced by the American Red Cross, especially for Type O blood. In a news…