blood transfusion

Table of Contents

References & Edit History Related Topics

Images & Videos

blood transfusion

Blood components

Know the process of how blood donation works and its significance

Blood storage and blood transfusion

How frozen blood saved lives during the Vietnam War

For Students

blood transfusion summary

Read Next

Transfused Human blood in storage

The Strange, Grisly History of the First Blood Transfusion

Photo of the antacid Tums

How Do Antacids Work?

false viper. Viper. Snake. Giant False Viper (Xenodon severus) in the Peruvian Amazon (aka Giant False Fer-de-Lance or Amazon False Fer-de-lance)

7 Bizarre Spa Treatments

Discover

Submerged sperm whale off east Sri Lanka coast, mammal

How Did the Sperm Whale Get Its Name?

The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)

New Seven Wonders of the World

Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics

10 Best Hockey Players of All Time

Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,

Which Religion Is the Oldest?

Artist interpretation of a Space meteoroid impact. Meteor impact. Asteroid, End of the world, danger, destruction, dinosaur extinct, Judgement Day, Planet Earth, Doomsday Predictions, comet

10 Failed Doomsday Predictions

Agnes with a lamb near her feet. St. Agnes (Saint Agnes) design drawing for stained glass window by J&R Lamb Studios, ink, mount size 10.5 x 14.5 in.

Roman Catholic Saints

Candles Burning On Table In Church

What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?

blood transfusion: Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Photos and Videos

blood transfusion

Blood components

Blood storage and blood transfusion

Know the process of how blood donation works and its significance

How frozen blood saved lives during the Vietnam War

See All Videos and Images →

Topics

exchange transfusion platelet transfusion direct match test hemolytic transfusion reaction autologous transfusion therapeutics regenerative medicine transplant dentistry surgery recreation therapy oxygen therapy physical medicine and rehabilitation prosthesis leeching gene therapy immunotherapy

Dig Deeper: More Articles That Discuss This Topic

blood group: Introduction

Key People

Charles Richard Drew

Charles Richard Drew

American physician

Karl von Gräfe, engraving by G. Metzeroth, c. 1845, after a portrait by an unknown artist

Karl Ferdinand von Gräfe

German surgeon

Quiz

3d illustration human heart. Adult Anatomy Aorta Black Blood Vessel Cardiovascular System Coronary Artery Coronary Sinus Front View Glowing Human Artery Human Heart Human Internal Organ Medical X-ray Myocardium

Medical Terms and Pioneers Quiz

Artificial lung ventilation monitor in the intensive care unit. Nurse with medical equipment. Ventilation of the lungs with oxygen. COVID-19 and coronavirus identification. Pandemic.

Is There a Doctor in the House? Firsts in Medicine Quiz