Blood Transfusion and Donation (Print Version)

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Blood Transfusion and Donation

URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bloodtransfusionanddonation.html

Latest News

Blood Filter Treatment Safe for Severe Arthritis (11/16/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21310.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/16/2004)
Blood Transfusions at Birth Often Unneeded (11/12/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21242.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/12/2004)
Filter Removes Mad Cow Agent From Blood (11/03/2004, United Press International) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21049.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/03/2004)

Overviews

All About Blood (American Association of Blood Banks) - http://www.aabb.org/All_About_Blood/FAQs/aabb_faqs.htm
JAMA Patient Page: Blood Donation (American Medical Association) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZYOYJT20D⊂_cat=395

Anatomy/Physiology

What Is Blood? (America's Blood Centers) - http://www.americasblood.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=display.showPage&pageID;=11

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Blood Transfusion (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/intervention=blood+transfusion&recruiting;=true

Prevention/Screening

Blood Donation Eligibility Guidelines (American Red Cross) - http://www.redcross.org/services/biomed/0,1082,0_557_,00.html

Related Issues

Apheresis (American Red Cross) - http://www.redcross.org/services/biomed/0,1082,0_554_,00.html
Blood Donation Eligibility Guidelines (American Red Cross) - http://www.redcross.org/services/biomed/0,1082,0_557_,00.html
Blood Frequently Asked Questions: Person's Suitability to Donate Blood (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/cber/faq/bldfaq.htm
Blood Transfusions - Knowing Your Options (America's Blood Centers) - http://www.americasblood.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=display.showPage&pageID;=247
Donated Blood: Can It Transmit Genetic Diseases? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00776
FDA Issues Guidance on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome to Further Safeguard the Blood Supply (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2003/ANS01215.html
Keeping Blood Transfusions Safe: FDA's Multi-Layered Protections for Donated Blood (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/opacom/factsheets/justthefacts/15blood.html
Also available in Spanish - http://www.fda.gov/opacom/factsheets/justthefacts/15bloodsp.html
Leukocyte Reduction (American Red Cross) - http://www.redcross.org/services/biomed/blood/supply/ulr/factsheet.html
Monkeypox Virus Infections and Blood and Plasma Donors (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/cber/infosheets/monkeypox.htm
PBSC (Peripheral Blood Stem Cell) Donation Frequently Asked Questions (National Marrow Donor Program) - http://www.marrow.org/FAQS/pbsc_faqs.html
Plasma, Serum, Whole Blood: What Do These Terms Mean? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00675
Receiving a Blood Transfusion: What Every Patient Should Know (American Association of Blood Banks) - http://www.aabb.org/All_About_Blood/Receiving_Blood/receive.htm
Universal Blood Donor Type: What Does It Mean? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00949
West Nile Virus: Blood Transfusion, Organ Donation and Blood Donation Screening Information (National Center for Infectious Diseases) - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/qa/transfusion.htm
Also available in Spanish - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/qa/spanish/wnv_transfusion_spanish.htm
What to Expect When Donating Blood (American Red Cross) - http://www.redcross.org/services/biomed/0,1082,0_553_,00.html

Research

Nucleic Acid-Amplification Testing Further Safeguards Nation's Blood Supply (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/aug2004/nhlbi-18.htm
Update on FDA's Continuing Investigation of Particulate Matter in Blood Shows Normal Blood Components and No Evidence for an Increase in Adverse Events (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2003/NEW00874.html

Dictionaries/Glossaries

Glossary of Terms Related to Blood and Blood Banking (American Red Cross) - http://www.yourbloodcenter.org/glossary.htm

Directories

Blood Bank Locator (American Association of Blood Banks) - http://www.aabb.org/Locator/Locator.asp
Cord Blood Banks (National Marrow Donor Program) - http://www.marrow.org/NMDP/cord_blood_bank_list.html

Organizations

America's Blood Centers - http://www.americasblood.org/
American Association of Blood Banks - http://www.aabb.org/
American Red Cross - http://www.redcross.org/
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

Law and Policy

American Red Cross Agrees to Revised Consent Decree to Improve Blood Safety (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2003/NEW00891.html

Statistics

American Red Cross Blood Donation Statistics (American Red Cross) - http://www.redcross.org/services/biomed/blood/supply/stats.html

Children

Truth about Transfusions (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/feel_better/things/transfusions.html

Teenagers

Blood (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/blood.html
Blood Transfusions (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/medical_care/transfusions.html

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

Blood and Blood Disorders - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bloodandblooddisorders.html
Organ Donation - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/organdonation.html
Blood/Lymphatic System - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bloodlymphaticsystem.html
Transplantation and Donation - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/transplantationanddonation.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Blood Transfusion and Donation is the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

Page last updated: 17 November 2004
Topic last reviewed: 14 July 2004