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
Through September of this year, the state’s three community blood banks sold 25,868 milliliters of whole blood, red blood cells and fresh frozen plasma, while closed colonies sold 981,350.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024
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
Eventually Dr. Isaacson gave her three transfusions of whole blood to replace what she lost in nosebleeds.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
