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Blood storage and transport

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Anonymous

17y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

Blood is transported cold. It is lowered below body temperature, but not frozen, to slow the breakdown of the components. It is less volatile once it is broken down into its components such as plasma, platelets and red blood cells. It can be stored for only a few weeks and then must be discarded.

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