transfusion

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At one point since the crash, Vonn said, she received a blood transfusion to raise her hemoglobin levels.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Having returned to the USA, Vonn explained she had a six-hour reconstructive operation on Wednesday, but also needed a blood transfusion as she had "low haemoglobin due to all the blood loss and surgeries".

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

“I got my blood transfusion when I married my wife.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

The culture of blood donation in the U.S. evolved during World War II, shortly after several discoveries that advanced transfusion medicine and at a cultural moment when extraordinary home-front efforts supported Allied troops.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025

The coffee burned into him, a dark transfusion that awakened him to his own desire to leave this house and set his eyes on long curves and highway signs.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy