blood transfusion
Transfusions can replace red cells, platelets, or plasma. This topic is part of Medicine within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 4 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
blood transfusion trivia questions
A blood transfusion transfers blood or blood components into what?
Answer: A person's bloodstream
Bonus fact: Transfusions can replace red cells, platelets, or plasma.
Why must blood type compatibility be checked before many transfusions?
Answer: To prevent dangerous immune reactions
Bonus fact: ABO incompatibility can cause severe hemolysis.
Which blood component is commonly transfused to improve oxygen-carrying capacity?
Answer: Red blood cells
Bonus fact: Packed red cells are used when more oxygen transport is needed.
Who received the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering human blood groups?
Answer: Karl Landsteiner
Bonus fact: Landsteiner’s work explained why some blood transfusions caused dangerous red-cell clumping.