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World Blood Donor Day 2019: Things to consider to ensure safe blood transfusion

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Once blood transfusion has taken place, the nurses and doctors check for symptoms of an adverse reaction after a few hours. Blood transfusion means infusing blood to a needy patient. Blood has components like red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets or clotting factors, and plasma or whole blood which can be transfused to the patient as whole or according to the need. There are five types of white blood cells which play different protective roles during infection control. Platelets helps in clotting blood during wounds and injuries, while plasma…

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World Thalassemia Day: Why We All Need to Pledge to Donate Blood

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By: DR SUNIL BHAT Blood, the life line of our bodies, has three major cellular components: red cells, white cells and platelets. Red cells provide energy and transport oxygen in the body. In Thalassemia major, red cells synthesis is insufficient and the life span also is very short. The disease manifests early in childhood, mostly in the first year of life, and these patients require lifelong frequent blood transfusions (every few weeks) to keep them alive. Burden of the Problem 80% of the children with this disease are born in Asian…

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डेंगू बुखार में खून की कमी होने से बचाएंगे ये 6 TIPS

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बारिश में मच्छरों के बढ़ने से डेंगू का खतरा अधिक होता है। इस बीमारी के होने पर ब्लड में प्लेटेलेट्स की संख्या बढ़ जाती है। अगर समय रहते ध्यान न रखा जाए तो यह बीमारी जानलेवा हो सकती है। इससे बचने के लिए अपनी डाइट में इन चीजों को जरूर शामिल करें In This video 6 Remedies are very helpful for dengue fever https://videodelivery-bhaskar.akamaized.net/delivery/nat/2017/08/03/33_dbtv_nt_dengu_jk_201708031004_480k.mp4 Source: https://dbvideos.bhaskar.com/tips/6-tips-to-stay-save-from-dengue-56620.html

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