Blood Donation Basics
Join Dr. Ryan Johnson to discuss the basics of blood donation.
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Explore "blood-donation" with insightful episodes like "Blood Donation Basics", "Donating Blood - Why It's So Important", "Blood Product Shortage", "Blood Donations Needed" and "The Importance of Blood Donation" from podcasts like ""WakeMed Voices", "It's Your Health Radio", "Expert Insights", "UAMS Health Talk" and "It's Your Health Radio"" and more!
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Donating Blood - Why It's So Important
Blood donation is essential to maintaining our community’s health. Currently there is a shortage of blood and platelets. In this podcast we discuss how you can easily donate blood or platelets and why it's so important.Blood Product Shortage
Rasleen Saluja M.D.and R. Bruce Wellman MD help us to understand the extent of the current national blood shortage and why it’s happening now. They discuss the impact a shortage has on our ability to accept incoming traumas and accidents, schedule surgeries, treat obstetric hemorrhage, support oncology patients and transfuse Rh negative trauma patients.
Listen in to learn what Carle providers, especially providers that order blood, need to know about how they can help prevent worsening of the situation including best practices for ordering blood and what transfusion thresholds and triggers to use.
We all need to work together across the healthcare system to combat the current blood shortage and to help return our local blood supply to safe levels.
Blood Donations Needed
Dr. Tina Ipe discusses the need for blood donations during the pandemic.The Importance of Blood Donation
Cindy Martin discusses the importance of donating blood, how fast and easy it is and how it helps save so many lives.