The French blood establishment (EFS) on Wednesday, June 29, is alerting for the second time in its history “vital emergency bulletin“France Faced With Blood Stock Levels”.historically low“.
“Blood stock levels in France are historically low, a critical situation on the eve of a holiday that could be dangerous in the short term for treating patients.“, writes the press release of EFS, emphasizing that it “publishes an important emergency bulletin for the second time in its history, less than six months apart“.
Mobilize in the next 10 days
France, which is locatedSimilar to other European countries, the situation should fully return to the level of 110,000 blood bags by mid-July, while this stock is now 90,000 blood bags short.“, we continue. According to EFS:Despite donor mobilization in June, blood stock levels remain too low to see through the summer“. It is really more difficult to mobilize donors during this time of the year. “If it is not restored very soon, it will prevent EFS from supplying blood products to hospitals and clinics to treat patients during the summer.– he warns.
With this new alert, EFS, which has been hit by a health crisis, “asks all citizens to mobilize massively within the next 10 days by making an appointment to donate blood“. He notes that “Given the crisis situation, all donors are welcome“. Few “10,000 donations are needed every day to treat patients whose only treatment option is blood transfusion;“, reminds EFS, calling “urgent solidarity of citizens“. The list of collection points can be viewed at dondesang.efs.sante.fr or in the Don de Sang app.
Source: Le Figaro
