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Bad Blood: A Cautionary Tale, a documentary about the crisis in the United States and other countries. Factor 8: The Arkansas Prison Blood Scandal , a documentary about the crisis in the United States using contaminated blood from prisoners.
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
[3] [4] Most recipients had haemophilia or had received a blood transfusion following childbirth or surgery. [5] It has been estimated that more than 30,000 patients received contaminated blood, resulting in the deaths of at least 3,000 people. [4]
One elderly man with an intestinal bleed died after treatment delays caused by a lack of available A&E beds
A transfusion transmitted infection (TTI) is a virus, parasite, or other potential pathogen that can be transmitted in donated blood through a transfusion to a recipient. The term is usually limited to known pathogens, but also sometimes includes agents such as simian foamy virus which are not known to cause disease.
Blood transfusion is the process of transferring blood products into a person's circulation intravenously. [1] Transfusions are used for various medical conditions to ...
In April 1991, the doctor and journalist Anne-Marie Casteret [] published an article in the French weekly magazine the L'Événement du jeudi showing that the Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine [] [citation needed] knowingly distributed blood products contaminated with HIV to haemophiliacs in 1984 and 1985, [1] leading to an outbreak of HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C in numerous countries. [2]
Transfusion hemosiderosis can cause permanent damage to tissues that may lead to death. [2] Tissue damage can remain even after chelation therapy. [2] Outcomes are usually worse in patients who require blood transfusions compared to those who can have alternative therapies. [2] Cardiomyopathy and cardiac arrhythmia are often a cause of death. [1]