whole blood
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Taking a page from battlefield medicine, Jenkins and some other transfusion experts have proposed “walking blood banks,” in which preidentified donors can be called upon during an emergency to donate whole blood.
From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025
The team developed a self-assembling methodology where synthetic peptides are mixed with whole blood taken from the patient to create a material that harnesses key molecules, cells, and mechanisms of the natural healing process.
From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2024
During the 12 months of the experiment, one group of firefighters donated plasma every six weeks; a second group donated whole blood every 12 weeks; and the final group did not donate blood at all.
From Salon • Jan. 29, 2024
People can donate platelets every seven days compared with every 56 days for whole blood donations and 112 days for apheresis red cells, aka Super Reds.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2022
Eventually Dr. Isaacson gave her three transfusions of whole blood to replace what she lost in nosebleeds.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
