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After an operation, many patients need a blood transfusion.
I survived many years ago by getting a blood transfusion.
People are rarely infected with HIV through blood transfusion now. Scientists have not always known what HIV was or how to detect it. During this time, many people were infected with HIV as a result of blood transfusion. Thankfully, now every blood sample collected is tested for a variety of diseases, including HIV.
A normal blood transfusion typically involves the administration of one unit of whole blood, which is approximately 450 to 500 cc (milliliters). However, the volume can vary depending on the specific type of blood product being transfused, such as red blood cells, platelets, or plasma. It's important to follow medical guidelines and protocols for safe transfusion practices.
No. Hemophilia is a genetic disease. But many hemophiliacs can benefit from having them.
Before you donate blood, your blood is tested for sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS, HIV, Gonorrhea, Hepatitis, viral diseases such as influenza and bacterial diseases such as tuberculosis, pneumonia.
Transfusion of red cells or whole blood (rarely) should never be used as a hematinic, but rather to increase the oxygen carrying capacity in the recipient. Iron should be administered when the patient has decreased hemoglobin content and is stable enough (and able) to produce their own RBCs.
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Although there were a few failed attempts to transfuse different animals' blood into humans before the 20th century, the modern medical practice did not begin until World War II.Today there are many doctors (and some entire hospitals) who refuse to do this because of the many adverse reactions and diseases which a blood transfusion can invoke.______________witnesses abstain from blood products transfused or otherwise injected and I can assure you that blood transfusion science and the principle of fluid replacement in 1800 was in it's infancy at best
Dr. Charles Richard Drew is widely regarded as the originator of the blood bank concept. He developed techniques for the storage and transfusion of blood plasma, significantly advancing the field of blood transfusion and donation. His pioneering work during World War II led to the establishment of the first large-scale blood banks, which saved countless lives. Drew's contributions were instrumental in shaping modern transfusion medicine.
There are many people who would not be alive if blood banks were not established and on hand to supply the needed donations of blood, and continue to require a new transfusion fairly often; they certainly need blood banks.