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Patient Education| 2021 Safety of Blood Transfusions Connected Content Translation: Seguridad de las transfusiones de sangre: (Safety of Blood Transfusions) Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Safety of Blood Transfusions. Pediatric Patient Education 2021; 10.1542/peo_document131 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All AAP SitesAll PublicationsPediatric Patient Education Search Advanced Search Topics: blood products, blood transfusion, transfusion The blood in our bodies does many important things. Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to all of our body’s tissues. Blood helps remove carbon dioxide and other wastes from our body.Blood helps fight against infections and heal wounds, and it provides all the substances that are necessary for it to clot. Human blood is made up of several parts, and each part has a specific job. Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to all tissues of the body and carry carbon dioxide from those tissues back to the lungs. When red blood cells are low, this is called anemia.White blood cells help the body prevent infections. Platelets control bleeding by starting the process by which blood clots. Plasma carries red and white blood cells and platelets throughout the body. Plasma is made up of water,... Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Pediatrics. All rights reserved. You do not currently have access to this content.
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