17,195
edits
Changes
no edit summary
[[File:US Navy 060505-N-2832L-050 Hospital Corpsman Megan Beach, checks the flow of blood through a cell saver, during training for an antilogous blood transfusion.jpg|400px|thumb|leftright]]
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>
'''Related Topics'''
----
- [[Benadryl (Diphenhydramine)]]
- [[Blood Consent Form]]
- [[Bloodletting]]
- [[Large Bore Needle]]
- [[PICC Line]]
