The Finer Points Of A Young Blood Transfusion

By Marie Stevens


For the majority of its time in existence, human beings were nomadic hunter gatherers. But eventually, society settled down. Many of these early settlements would expand, becoming the seeds from which the great civilizations of antiquity would bloom. Eventually, these great civilizations fell, replaced by modern nation states. In these nation states, people built great cities. First, they used concrete and rock. Then, they fashioned their skyscrapers out of glass and chrome, shining beacons to all the outlying areas. But their cities were not the only thing to change. In twentieth century, as the development of technology hit light speed, so too did medical science. It used to be that when transfusing blood, people were all cavalier about it, just using whatever was on hand. Of course, the young blood transfusion was eventually perfected.

In essence, a blood transfusion is when body fluid from a person is taken out of them. This is then injected into another person. However, both people will have to have to same blood type, otherwise the body of the receiver may reject the donation.

In an ideal world, the blood stays in the body and flows freely and diseases free in it. Of course, the world is anything but ideal and people can sometimes start bleeding, internally or externally. Or they can catch a bug that poisons their own lifeblood. In those cases, they are going to need an infusion of untainted plasma.

To do a transfusion, a healthy donor must be found. Once one has been located, they are screened. Once that is done, the body fluid is pumped out of their bodies before being inserted into the physique of the receiver.

A, B, AB, and O. Under normal circumstances, those are just letter. Largely meaningless without other letters around to support them and form words. But in transfusion, these letters are highly important. Human bodies are each unique unto themselves. The material that flows in those veins however, is a little less special. They can each be classified into four distinct groups, with positive and negative signs attached, based on whether or not it carries a special protein.

It is important to make sure that the donor and the recipient are compatible with each other. Incompatibility can lead to tragic, and even fatal, results. O negative is the universal donor, meaning that it is compatible with all the other types, when it comes to donating. When it comes to receiving, however, the universal recipient is type AB positive. A person who is O negative can donate to anyone and a person who is AB positive can receive from anyone.

Before the penetration and the pumping can commence, the donor has to be screened. This involves a test to determine the specific type if the person donating is not already aware of it. This involves an interview in which the person may be asked about their sexual history.

A person may be disqualified from donating if they are sick. They can also be disqualified if they have donated very recently. If a person has some kind of disease, like HIV or AIDS, then they will absolutely not be allowed to give blood for fear of spreading their infection.

The human body is a curious thing. To function as designed, it has to have every part. But sometimes, parts can be lost, but a person can give someone a hand and maybe a little extra.




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