Blood Donation

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Reviewed December 2011

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Title:   Blood donation
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The Australian Red Cross Blood Service collects around 1.4 million blood donations each year. Healthy adults between the ages of 16 and 70 years are able to donate blood. Donated blood is usually divided into separate components, so that recipients receive the most appropriate treatment. A whole blood transfusion is very rare.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Blood donation and research
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Donating blood for research helps to further medical knowledge on a wide range of blood-related medical conditions and diseases. These include blood clots, heart attack, stroke and certain types of cancer.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Blood donation
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on blood donation by professional health specialists.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Blood donations - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Learn about what is involved in donating blood and who can donate blood.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   National Blood Authority - home page
Publisher:   National Blood Authority
Description:   Home page for the National Blood Authority
Date:   Mar 2005
Title:   Comment for consumers. Wanted: Rh negative donors with anti-D antibodies
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   If a woman with a Rhesus negative blood group has a Rhesus positive baby she may make antibodies against the baby's blood. To protect their babies, women who have a Rhesus negative blood group can have an injection immediately after childbirth or a miscarriage to stop them making the antibodies.
Date:   Jan 2000
Title:   Wanted: Rh negative donors with anti-D antibodies
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Rhesus (Rh) D immunoglobulin is given to Rh negative women who have certain antenatal indications or give birth to an Rh positive baby. This prevents the development of maternal antibodies which could cause haemolytic disease of the newborn in future pregnancies. The Australian Red Cross Blood Service (ARCBS) collects high titre anti-D plasma from donors to produce Rh D immunoglobulin. The supply is insufficient to meet all the indications and revised guidelines restricting the use of Rh D immunoglobulin have recently been released.
Date:   Jan 2000

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