mardi 12 juin 2018

The Finer Points Of A Young Blood Transfusion

By Marie Stevens


For the majority of its time in existence, human beings were nomadic hunter gatherers. But eventually, society settled down. Many of these early settlements would expand, becoming the seeds from which the great civilizations of antiquity would bloom. Eventually, these great civilizations fell, replaced by modern nation states. In these nation states, people built great cities. First, they used concrete and rock. Then, they fashioned their skyscrapers out of glass and chrome, shining beacons to all the outlying areas. But their cities were not the only thing to change. In twentieth century, as the development of technology hit light speed, so too did medical science. It used to be that when transfusing blood, people were all cavalier about it, just using whatever was on hand. Of course, the young blood transfusion was eventually perfected.

In essence, a blood transfusion is when body fluid from a person is taken out of them. This is then injected into another person. However, both people will have to have to same blood type, otherwise the body of the receiver may reject the donation.

Transfusions become necessary when a being loses too much blood, either through internal or external bleeding. A tranfusion can also be deemed medically necessary is a being is infected with a disease that targets the plasma. In both cases, individual is going to need an infusion of clean blood.

A transfusion is achieved when a person is strapped to machine. The machine has a rather large needle. This needle is stuck into one of the many veins in the arm. The machine then pumps out the blood. This blood is then given to a recipient.

A, B, AB, and O. Under normal circumstances, those are just letter. Largely meaningless without other letters around to support them and form words. But in transfusion, these letters are highly important. Human bodies are each unique unto themselves. The material that flows in those veins however, is a little less special. They can each be classified into four distinct groups, with positive and negative signs attached, based on whether or not it carries a special protein.

There are such things as universal recipients. Conversely, there are also universal donors. Despite AB positive being the second rarest type in the world, people with such type are capable of receiving from any donor, as they are the universal recipient. O negative is the second most common type in the world as is the universal donor, meaning red cells of this type can be received by anyone.

There are ways to make sure that only compatible types are used. For one, potential donors are screened and tested beforehand. These donors must are subject to an interview that may or may not get too personal and they must also be in good health at the time of a donation.

A sick person is disqualified automatically, as the virus can linger in the blood. As such, anyone with HIV or AIDS is not allowed to donate. People who have donated within a fortnight are also discouraged from donating again.

Bodies are a weird thing. Every part is needed in order to function. But sometimes, people need a small hand in making sure they have all the parts needed.




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