‘The blood bank showed us the eight units of O-negative blood that are left. Only three of the units are designated for trauma patients, though. Any more outbreaks of violence on the streets pose a threat here.’
“Tonight we may be in a very tough situation,” Dr. Dennis said. “Because we’re that short on O-negative blood.”
“There are, of course, many reasons that have nothing to do with violence that could contribute to a blood shortage. This being Chicago, though, we can mostly rule those out.”
‘Dr. Dennis says the reason for the shortage is the high numbers of victims of shootings and other violent crimes who come to Stroger Hospital for life-saving treatment.
“We see probably an average of between 10 and 15 people who get shot or stabbed every night,” Dr. Dennis said.’
Ten to fifteen shootings and stabbings every night, at one hospital? Baghdad might be safer than that.
This is the city with the most restrictive gun laws in the nation. All guns must be registered–and re-registered annually–with the Chicago Police Department … And yet the city is bleeding to death.”
Kurt Hofmann, St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner
Video here:
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/blood.shortage.stroger.2.1057069.html