Red Cross warns of \'critical\' type O blood shortage

THE RED CROSS IS FACING ACRITICAL SHORTAGE OF TYPE "O"BLOOD.SINCE TYPE "O" CAN BE TRANSFUSEDTO PATIENTS WITH ANY BLOODTYPE... IT'S THEBLOOD GROUP THAT'S MOST OFTENNEEDED BY EMERGENCY ROOMS.ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THESHORTAGE?

FEWER BLOOD DRIVES...USUALLY BECAUSE OFBUSY SCHOOL SCHEDULES.THE RED CROSS IS OFFERING ALLTYPE "O" DONORS... A FIVE DOLLARAMAZON GIFTCARD...