How to Use blood transfusion in a Sentence
blood transfusion
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To save her life, Bruce gives her a blood transfusion and, well…the rest is history.
—Milan Polk, Men's Health, 20 May 2022
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Of 42 that have been followed long enough, 39 did not need a blood transfusion for at least a year after treatment.
—WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
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As a nurse, Marcia Purol used her hands to give chemotherapy and blood transfusion.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 7 Dec. 2022
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The parasite wrecks the body so quickly that by the time children are taken to the hospital, many are in dire need of a blood transfusion.
—Apoorva Mandavilli Kang-Chun Cheng, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2022
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One blood transfusion center in the city of Valladolid even made an urgent plea for donors to give blood because stocks were running low in the heat.
—Rachel Chaundler, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2023
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Williams and another nurse prepared the blood transfusion, each confirming that the blood types matched.
—Joseph Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Jan. 2022
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Gauthier would need a full blood transfusion during the flight.
—Mark Young, orlandosentinel.com, 26 July 2021
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During the procedure, the teen lost 300 milliliters of blood — or about 1¼ cups — requiring a second blood transfusion.
—Lizzie Johnson, Washington Post, 3 May 2023
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Many rumors stemmed from his death, including that he was refused a blood transfusion from a white doctor.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2022
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The attack came after at least six people were killed over the weekend in strikes across Ukraine, including one that hit a blood transfusion center.
—Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023
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In a regular blood transfusion, patients are given much more blood than this.
—Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2022
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But hepatitis B did not explain all of the cases of hepatitis seen in patients who had a blood transfusion.
—Gretchen Vogel, Science | AAAS, 5 Oct. 2020
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Thirty-seven-year-old Marisa Sprowles was born with hepatitis C, the fallout of a blood transfusion her mother had after knee surgery as a child that had then been passed on to her.
—Jyoti Madhusoodanan/undark, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2020
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But due to measures like a blood transfusion program that started in the South Texas area in 2020, trauma teams were able to begin working on patients more quickly.
—Erin Pflaumer, CBS News, 25 May 2022
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Are there any side effects of a blood transfusion during pregnancy?
—Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 29 Sep. 2020
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The horrible rumor that the man who helped so many others live died because doctors in a white hospital refused to give him a blood transfusion is false.
—Janel Davis, ajc, 4 Feb. 2022
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Identifying blood type is important for cats that need to have surgery and may need a blood transfusion, Anderson says.
—Fionna M. D. Samuels, Scientific American, 23 June 2022
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How did a young boy who was not a drug user, had not left the state, and never received a blood transfusion contract a virus that wouldn’t be detected in the United States for another decade?
—Lisa Bubert, Longreads, 28 Mar. 2023
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The announcement was made by his high school coach as Uiagalelei reportedly was sick and needed to receive a blood transfusion.
—oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2022
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Just a few minutes from her home, the facility was perfect for her in 2021, even when a complication put her at risk of needing a blood transfusion.
—Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
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Must be detected early and may require a blood transfusion.
—Iris Katz, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 19 Dec. 2020
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Drew, a pioneer in blood banking and blood and plasma storage, may have died after being refused a blood transfusion.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2023
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Nair said there have been rare cases in which the virus was passed through blood transfusion, organ transplant and from mother to child during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
—Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2021
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Tsuk received a life-saving blood transfusion after a blood test revealed her red blood cell count was dangerously low.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 21 July 2022
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In the ambulance, medics began a blood transfusion and used an automatic compression device to try to get the teacher’s heart pumping again.
—Anchorage Daily News, 20 Dec. 2022
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Shortly after giving birth, the new mom had to be rushed to the hospital for a blood transfusion but was quickly able to return home and begin her journey into motherhood.
—Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
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The doctors estimated the wait made women twice as likely to suffer serious health problems, such as infections or the need for a blood transfusion.
—Dallas News, 2 Sep. 2022
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Rarely, some patients who experience severe bleeding may need to call their physician's office or be seen in an emergency room for a blood transfusion.
—ABC News, 18 Aug. 2022
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Rarely, it can be transmitted from a mother to her fetus, or to her newborn at birth; through blood transfusion or organ transplant; or through unsafe needle-sharing, according to the CDC.
—Byerin Prater, Fortune Well, 1 July 2023
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Pot Roast had undergone a second blood transfusion beforehand and was being considered for a third, per her owner's TikTok post.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 17 Feb. 2022
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