transfusion

The Sept. 19 incident marked the first time that the Pasadena Fire Department had provided an emergency blood transfusion under a new program approved by City Council in August, said Derderian.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

They become important when the immune system encounters red blood cells carrying an antigen it recognizes as foreign, particularly during transfusion or pregnancy.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

The new technology means children can avoid longer and more invasive operations, and it should see a reduction in blood transfusion rates, experts say.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

But this treatment carried a high risk of the boy contracting anaemia, which could require an urgent blood transfusion in order to avoid death.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Every bed was occupied, and new cases were left on the stretchers and laid between the beds to take advantage of the transfusion stands.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

By storing blood in two battalion chief vehicles, paramedics are able to begin transfusions at the scene of a severe bleeding emergency instead of having to wait until the victim arrives at a hospital.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

After incompatible transfusions were followed by signs of red blood cell destruction, clinicians used sutimlimab, a drug that blocks part of the immune complement pathway.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

For decades, treatment focused on controlling painful crises, preventing infections and using blood transfusions to reduce complications such as stroke.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Both boys were from Jehovah's Witness families, who follow strict Biblical rules, and they refused consent to blood transfusions.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

The president received antibiotics to fight possible infection and transfusions to replace his significant blood loss.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow