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Blood Donors More...
Who Karl Landsteiner is? More...
How Blood Groups were categorised. More...
Who can give Blood to who? More...
How Your Blood Donation is used More...
IMPORTANT:
Please ensure you read
these important notes before attending a donor session
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Who can give blood to who? More
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How
your donation is used
From your 450ml bag of blood the National Blood Service can
prepare:
CONCENTRATED RED BLOOD CELLS:
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vital for treating severely anaemic patients,
accident victims, and patients undergoing major operations. |
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used to stop or prevent bleeding in patients
with leukaemia or those undergoing aggressive chemotherapy
or massive blood transfusions |
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used after childbirth, during cardiac
surgery, -and to reverse anticoagulant treatment. Also
important for undergoing massive transfusions. |
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When a rare donated blood is Identified, it's prepared to provide
an "off-the-shelf" supply of products for patients who
need it Typically these patients may have had many blood transfusions,
or had multple pregnancies, and developed rare antibodies which
makes most donated blood unsuitable for them.
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National Blood Service
Call our help line on 08457 711 711
at anytime or visit the website
www.blood.co.uk
Regional Transfusion Centre
The John Radcliffe
Headington
Oxford OX3 9DU
Tel +44(0)1865 741188
Don't forget to give blood regularly, and inform the National
Blood Service any change of address - you can do it online.
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