AP BIOLOGY

THE HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM

TRANSFUSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is Blood Transfusion?
A
It is when a patient receives blood through an I.V.
B
It is when a patient receives blood
C
It is when a patient receives blood via I.M.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A blood transfusion is a routine medical procedure in which donated blood is provided to you through a narrow tube placed within a vein in your arm. This potentially life-saving procedure can help replace blood lost due to surgery or injury.

Detailed explanation-2: -Blood transfusion. A patient is given blood through an intravenous (IV) catheter in the arm. The blood may be donated by another person, or it may have been taken from the patient and stored until needed.

Detailed explanation-3: -[2, 3] In transfusion medicine, normal saline is uniformly employed, and is the only solution recommended by the AABB as compatible with blood components. Normal saline is invariably the solution utilized for initial intravenous infusions and washing/salvaging red cells and washing platelets in the USA.

Detailed explanation-4: -A mechanism by which the blood from a healthy person is injected into a patient’s body who is undergoing an operation or a treatment for injury is known as the blood transfusion. In blood transfusion, the person who donates the blood is called a donor.

Detailed explanation-5: -A blood transfusion involves taking blood from a person (the donor) and giving it to someone else.

There is 1 question to complete.