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Sometimes babies are given whole blood to supply what they are lacking, and sometimes only components of blood, such as platelets or packed red blood cells.
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Is 8 transfusion able.
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How do they know if you need transfusion?
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A 43-year old asked:
What causes and what are symptoms of Transfusion reactions?
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A member asked:
What information do I have to bring along to do the transfusion?
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A 21-year old asked:
How often do I need a blood transfusion
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A 33-year old asked:
Need I get tested after a blood transfusion?
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A 44-year old asked:
What are the benefits of a blood transfusion?
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How low must hemoglobin be to get transfusion?
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A 29-year old asked:
How is blood collected for a blood transfusion?
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How dangerous is it to get a blood transfusion?
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A 31-year old asked:
Why would someone need a complete blood transfusion?
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Will I need to get tested after a blood transfusion?
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A 39-year old asked:
How much time does a blood transfusion typically take?
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How safe is it for a person to get a blood transfusion?
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A 37-year old asked:
Should I be worried at all about getting a blood transfusion?
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A 42-year old asked:
Does having a rare blood type make it harder to get transfusion?
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A 27-year old asked:
How much time after a blood transfusion should you wait to be active?
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A 45-year old asked:
Why can't a person who has had a blood transfusion give blood for a year?
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A 45-year old asked:
What are complications associated with having gone through blood transfusion?
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A 48-year old asked:
In what way can we check blood transfusion reactions during blood transfusion?
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A 26-year old asked:
What would cause a person to itch or get a rash while receiving a blood transfusion?
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A 36-year old asked:
How safe would you feel having sex with wife/husband after they have a blood transfusion?
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A 36-year old asked:
If an rh+ baby needs a blood transfusion, can he accept blood from both rh+ and rh- people?
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A 32-year old asked:
What would happen if you receive a small blood transfusion from a person not your blood type?
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A 49-year old asked:
Tomorrow i hv a blood transfusion at 8:00am may i eat and drink a lot before blood transfusion?
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A 45-year old asked:
If your friend whith type o+ blood needs a blood transfusion, can your type a+ blood be given safely to him?
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A 37-year old asked:
If i gave blood then got in an accident and needed a blood transfusion, could they give me my own blood back?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I got a blood transfusion should I be worried about dying now. Been reading some disturbing things. 32 relatively healthy.
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A 34-year old asked:
Please explain if it is true once a person especially a child that had blood transfusion, meaning someone else's blood, change their behaviors?
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A 35-year old male asked:
My son is a thal intermedia. We are giving him transfusion from our relatives to avoid transfusion related deseases. What will be his life expectency.?
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