World Blood Donor Day is observed every year on June 14 to raise awareness about the importance of safe blood donation and to thank voluntary donors for their contributions. The day also highlights ...

Jason Sperry, M.D., M.P.H., chief of trauma surgery at UPMC and Andrew B. Peitzman Professor of Surgery in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Giving whole blood or the component parts of ...

Blood plasma is a light yellow liquid that makes up about half of a person’s blood. Blood plasma is vital for fighting infection, maintaining correct blood pH levels, helping blood to clot, and ...

Blood transfusion before arrival at a hospital reduces mortality from traumatic hemorrhage and shock. Whether transfusion with whole blood is more beneficial than transfusion with blood components is ...

Blood separation is the dividing of whole blood into its various components. Whole blood is often isolated for therapeutic and diagnostic reasons, including research. For this to be achieved, ...

Hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, anemia, leukemias, or a low platelet count can cause bruising. A person should contact a doctor if they are concerned about their bruising. Bruising is one of the ...

A key diagnostic step in disease detection is analyzing blood components. Accurate separation of blood cells from plasma, which holds proteins and other constituents, is crucial in many assays. First ...

For patients at risk of hemorrhagic shock after a traumatic injury, transfusing whole, type O blood rather than blood components on the way to the hospital yielded similar outcomes, the randomized ...