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Carter, Laura Stephenson,

Blood Pressure. Laura Stephenson Carter. - Dartmouth Medicine, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 6, Health, 1522-323X; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Blood Pressure, Spring 2003; pp. 26+.

"Blood banks around the world are scrambling--to collect enough blood to meet ever-increasing needs as the population ages, and to keep up with constant technological advances to ensure the safety of what they do collect." (DARTMOUTH MEDICINE) This article explains how donated blood is screened to minimize the possibility of a recipient contracting a disease such as HIV and also stresses the danger of a patient receiving the wrong blood type.

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Blood--Analysis
Blood--Collection and preservation
Blood--Transfusion
Blood banks
Blood banks--Risk management
Blood donors
Bloodborne infections--Prevention
Pathogenic bacteria

AC1.S5

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