Julianna Triano Block 4 November 19‚ 2010 Blood Donation Imagine a happy healthy teen. He does well in school and is easy to get along with. Imagine he is diagnosed with leukemia and requires daily platelet and blood transfusions just to stay alive. Now‚ imagine he has a rare blood type that requires him to be moved to a larger hospital for treatment. This is just another thing for him and his family to worry about. Similar stories happen every day in the United States. It is estimated that
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Management in Blood Banks Harshal Lowalekar and N. Ravichandran Operations Management and Quantitative Techniques Area Indian Institute of Management Indore 18.1 What is Blood? Blood performs many important functions in the human body such as carrying oxygen and nutrients to the various cells and tissues of the body‚ waste removal‚ fighting against diseases‚ regulation of the body temperature‚ regulation of body acidity‚ etc. [1‚ 2]. Blood contains three different kinds of cells: red blood cells (RBCs)
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1. Blood type “O” is very important for the people that are in need for extra blood. Say if someone got into an accident and lost extremely amount of blood‚ the surgeons will have to use type “O” blood to give them the amount of blood needed. It can be transfused to a patient with any blood type. Blood banks being low on type “O” is a huge problem in today’s society; without type “O” blood injured people wouldn’t be able to make it. Blood donors are encouraged to donate blood to hospitals and different
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Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood. The heart pumps blood into the arteries (blood vessels)‚ which carry the blood throughout the body. Blood pressure is one of the vital signs. High blood pressure (hypertension) is a serious condition that can lead to various health problems (coronary heart disease‚ heart failure‚ stroke).It is dangerous because it makes the heart work harder to pump blood to the body and contributes to hardening
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Cinderella Comparative paragraph Although both the 1989 movie adaptation of the fairy tale‚ Cinderella‚ and the Grimm Brothers’ text of Cinderella‚ tell a similar story‚ I prefer the excitement of the film because the pace of the movie is faster‚ the sense of humour adds obvious benefits‚ and the colours are very symbolic and vibrant. Firstly‚ the movie goes at a very fast pace. For instance‚ in the movie‚ Cinderella goes twice to the King’s three-day festival. However‚ in the text she goes
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There are twenty-four different blood types known. The most common blood types known are A‚ B‚ AB‚ and O. The knowledge of blood types has saved so many people’s lives. Blood types are also called blood groups. Blood types are inherited‚ and they never change. Everybody has a blood type. All human blood looks alike‚ but once tested it shows the differences between the blood. The letters A‚ B‚ AB‚ and O stand for two antigens labeled A and B. Antigens are substances targeted by the immune system
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about the circulatory system and the blood that runs through it‚ the use of blood transfusions have steadily declined. As a result transfusion alternatives have steadily increased. Through out this progression of knowledge such debates have come up‚ such as religious and ethical questions regarding transfusions of blood and blood fractions. There are also arguments regarding whose choice it should be to refuse a medical treatment‚ much less the transfusion of blood. At times some doctors will not go
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beloved band members‚ The Allman Brothers Band released the album ‘Brothers and Sisters’ on August 1st in 1973. During the recording of the band’s previous album ‘Eat a Peach’ in 1971 Duane Allman‚ the lead guitarist and co-founder of the band‚ died tragically in a motorcyle accident. Heartbreakingly‚ the band had to endure the death of another bandmate‚ Berry Oakley at the age of 24. Much like the death of Duane Allman‚ Berry died mid-recording of the album ‘Brothers and Sisters’ due to a motorcycle
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Hormones can react to increase blood pressure when it becomes low‚ the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system uses several ways to temporarily increase blood pressure when it has dropped for example during the fight or flight response. During the response‚ the sympathetic division is needed to stimulate the adrenal glands to release the hormones epinephrine and norepineprine which stimulate the heart to beat faster and for blood to flow more forcefully‚ this effect makes most of the
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contains blood. It is the life force that allows the body to function properly. It is a specialized fluid that is pumped by the heart and circulated through the body via a system of arteries and veins. It is an essential component of the body and without it we would not be able to survive. This paper discusses the anatomy and physiology of blood in a brief review. Anatomy and Physiology of Blood The blood is made up of four main components. These are plasma‚ red blood cells‚ white blood cells
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