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2. Ryan White CARE Act - Wikipedia

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   The act is named in honor of Ryan White, an Indiana teenager who contracted HIV through a tainted blood transfusion. He was diagnosed with AIDS in 1984 at age 13 and was subsequently expelled from school because of the disease.

3. Blood transfusion - Wikipedia

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   Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Blood transfusion is the process of transferring blood products into a ... O-negative is also used for children and women of ...

4. Patient blood management - Wikipedia

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   Patient Blood Management is an approach that can be implemented in hospital settings for taking care of people who require blood transfusions. [4] PBM includes techniques that may help ensure each person receiving a blood transfusion receives optimal treatment for their condition and also ensures that the blood supply (bank of donated blood) is maintained to ensure that all people who require ...

5. Blood compatibility testing - Wikipedia

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   Blood compatibility testing is routinely performed before a blood transfusion.The full compatibility testing process involves ABO and RhD (Rh factor) typing; screening for antibodies against other blood group systems; and crossmatching, which involves testing the recipient's blood plasma against the donor's red blood cells as a final check for incompatibility.

6. Autotransfusion - Wikipedia

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   Autotransfusion is a process wherein a person receives their own blood for a transfusion, instead of banked allogenic (separate-donor) blood.There are two main kinds of autotransfusion: Blood can be autologously "pre-donated" (termed so despite "donation" not typically referring to giving to one's self) before a surgery, or alternatively, it can be collected during and after the surgery using ...

7. Blood donation restrictions on men who have sex with men

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   Received an allogeneic blood transfusion or been exposed to blood of another individual (e.g. through a wound) within the past 3 months; Gotten a tattoo or body piercing within the last 3 months, unless pierced with single-use equipment or tattooed in a state-approved shop with sterile needles and non-reused ink