Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited blood disorders. Affected hemoglobin inside your red blood cells (RBCs) causes them to lose their flexible donut shape and take on a “C” shape. These ...
A Dickson County girl received her 194th transfusion since birth due to genetic disorder.
WAUWATOSA, Wisconsin (WISN) — The first Wauwatosa Fire Department is the first in the state to administer a blood transfusion in the field. They responded to a deadly shooting in Milwaukee, saving one ...
Research has proven frozen blood platelets are safe and effective for use in critically injured patients—a breakthrough dramatically extending their shelf life for transfusions from one week to two ...
A mother whose unborn baby needed blood transfusions while still in the womb said she had no idea such a procedure was possible. Laura Fricker, from Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset, was pregnant ...
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a health condition that affects the red blood cells. In some cases, people with SCD may require blood transfusions to help treat and manage the condition and prevent ...
HIGH. THE WAUWATOSA FIRE DEPARTMENT IS THE FIRST IN THE STATE TO ADMINISTER A BLOOD TRANSFUSION OUT IN THE FIELD. MEDICS RESPONDED TO A DEADLY SHOOTING IN MILWAUKEE RIGHT NEAR 80TH AND CONGRESS, ...