Difference between revisions of "Blood Transfusion"
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| − | A '''blood transfusion''' is the process by which a healthy person's blood is donated and infused into a patient who has lost blood through repeated, unnecessary [[Phlebotomy|blood draws]].<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/12/blood-bank/ 1 in 4 Americans Have No Emergency Savings in Their Blood Banks]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/07/blood-products/ Blood Bank to Require More Paperwork, First-Born Child to Release Blood Products]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2013/10/patient-bleeds-death-blood-bank-paperwork-completed-without-errors/ Patient Bleeds to Death, Blood Bank Paperwork Completed Without Errors]</ref> | + | A '''blood transfusion''' is the process by which a healthy person's blood is donated and infused into a patient who has lost blood through repeated, unnecessary [[Phlebotomy|blood draws]].<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/12/blood-bank/ 1 in 4 Americans Have No Emergency Savings in Their Blood Banks (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/07/blood-products/ Blood Bank to Require More Paperwork, First-Born Child to Release Blood Products (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2013/10/patient-bleeds-death-blood-bank-paperwork-completed-without-errors/ Patient Bleeds to Death, Blood Bank Paperwork Completed Without Errors (Gomerblog)]</ref> |
Latest revision as of 19:05, 12 July 2017
A blood transfusion is the process by which a healthy person's blood is donated and infused into a patient who has lost blood through repeated, unnecessary blood draws.[1][2][3]
Related Topics
- Blood
- Liberal Transfusion Strategy
References
- ↑ 1 in 4 Americans Have No Emergency Savings in Their Blood Banks (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Blood Bank to Require More Paperwork, First-Born Child to Release Blood Products (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Patient Bleeds to Death, Blood Bank Paperwork Completed Without Errors (Gomerblog)
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