Due to the heavy snow, the Shimane Prefecture Red Cross Blood Center is calling for cooperation in donating blood, saying that it is difficult to secure blood for blood transfusions because the circulation bus that accepts blood donations cannot operate in Shimane Prefecture.
The Prefectural Red Cross Blood Center in Matsue City dispatches buses to various government offices and companies to accept blood donations. Fewer people are visiting blood donation rooms in preparation for
According to the center, by the 29th of January, the number of people who cooperated in donating 400 ml of blood used for transfusion was about 100 fewer than the same time last year, and if this situation continues, a stable supply to medical institutions will be possible. This means that there is a risk of interference with
A 40-year-old man from Matsue City who visited the blood donation room said, "There were many small roads that hadn't been cleared of snow, so it was difficult to come. Even so, I think it's necessary, so I'm cooperating."
Kiyoshi Matsuda, Director of the Blood Donation Promotion Section of the Prefectural Red Cross Blood Center, said, "In the future, we will respond by extending the reception hours and increasing the number of buses, so we would like to ask for your cooperation."
The blood donation room accepts blood donations from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except on Fridays, and in principle, advance reservations are required.