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transfusion

[trans-fyoo-zhuhn] / trænsˈfju ʒən /
NOUN
transference
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A critical incident was declared at some London hospitals after the provider was targeted by Qilin on 3 June 2024, with blood transfusion services severely disrupted, operations cancelled and emergency patients diverted elsewhere.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The elder Modrzejewski was critically injured in the incident and received an emergency blood transfusion from Pasadena Fire Department paramedics, an action that “probably saved his life,” according to city spokesperson Lisa Derderian.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

In some circumstances, that can trigger a potentially serious transfusion reaction.

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

“Gonadal hormones, transfusion of young blood, magnesium salts . . .” “And do remember that a gramme is better than a damn.”

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

She had six operations, including blood transfusions and a skin graft, and spent a month in hospital - but Bethany believes if she had been diagnosed sooner, the treatment would have been less traumatic.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 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

He spent nine days on a ventilator and 18 days on dialysis, during which time doctors gave him blood, platelet and plasma transfusions.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

The child, the complaint says, required dialysis and blood transfusions and suffered seizures and decreased pancreatic function.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

“Those won’t help, not now. No, there’s no medicine. In a hospital they give transfusions and intravenous nutrients.”I can’t do that, of course.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien


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