Essays on Blood Donation

Introduction

Sickle Cell Anemia or Sickle Cell Disease is an inherited blood ailment. Those suffering from Sickle Cell Disease have abnormal S/ sickle hemoglobin in the red blood cells. Hemoglobin is the protein in the blood that aids in carrying oxygen throughout the body. The ailment takes its appellation from the shape of the red blood cells of a person affected by Sickle Cell Disease, which have the shape of a sickle. They are stiff and adhesive rather than a disk like normal cells. The misshapen cells tend to get trapped in the small blood vessels hindering the movement of ...

Certified Health Education Specialists

The medical field, for the past decades, has been undergoing improvements and breakthroughs. Continuous innovations in the field of health care is being made and discovered, and obviously, the human race will benefit from this the most. However, though this may seem like everything is in its good place, there are also controversies, issues, and challenges that are surrounding the medical field. One way to address these issues are through Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES). These specialists have seven responsibilities in order to fully provide the aid needed by medical specialists.

Responsibilities of a CHES

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Overview: Overview: Antigen-antibody reactions are commonly used in immunological assays. In a traditional agglutination assay, the end product is a visible antibody-antigen complex that settles as visible particulate matter in the solution. In other cases, the reaction is invisible and wants the use of a specific enzyme or isotopic probes that can amplify the signal created by the antigen-antibody reaction, so that they can be detected with the naked eye or an ELISA/RIA reader1. Hemagglutination is a visible antigen -antibody assay in which soluble antibodies react with antigen on the surface of (red blood cell) RBC to form a ...

ABSTRACT

Ethical issues are something that is a reality in modern medicine. This is certainly true when it comes to religious, spiritual and philosophical belief systems. Sometimes these strongly held beliefs are on the part of patients, but there are times when beliefs are held by healthcare workers. There are ethical codes in place that protect a patient’s right to refuse treatments, like blood transfusions, if they ethically or morally feel that are not what they wish to do. There are also options available for healthcare workers who feel that they cannot ethically be involved in certain treatments or ...

Mark’s case is one among the many that healthcare providers face on numerous occasions. In this case, Mark presents at the clinic or within the ER having sustained serious injuries following a car accident. He is assessed to have significant internal bleeding and therefore in need of immediate blood transfusion to arrest the progression of the situation to a severity point. The doctor determined that three units of blood would be necessary for Mark’s situation and therefore placed the order for an immediate transfusion. At the time the transfusion was to occur, Mark was still conscious and ...

Q1. Prevention of Errors and Patient Management

Blood products are considered medications and thus should require the same level of precautionary measures as when a nurse administers a drug to a patient. Errors in blood product administration can be prevented by learning and adhering to applicable guidelines. According to the Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion (ANZSBT, 2011), a checking procedure should be undertaken for blood products prior to transfusion. The nurse must check that the blood group as indicated on the product is compatible with the patient’s blood group as indicated on the laboratory compatibility label (ANZSBT, 2011). In case there are ...

The battle of culture and beliefs versus nursing profession

The nursing professional is consistently challenged with science and cultural beliefs of patients. A patients set of religious and personal beliefs could interfere with the nurses’ empirical and scientific knowledge (Ammouri, et al. 2015). In a culturally diverse globe, many beliefs act as barriers in performing necessary medical interventions. Nurses may play a crucial but minimal role in such cases of cultural and religious belief. In emergency care and life-threatening situations, some religions do not permit for medical procedures which puts the attending nurse in a dilemma between cultural beliefs and ethical conduct. However, in most cases, nurses are ...

Definition:

Ebola virus, well known for its hemorrhagic effects produced inside as well as outside of body. This virus progresses with bleeding, which leads to organ failure and if not treated properly can also cause death. ("Ebola virus and Marburg virus - Mayo Clinic", 2016). Ebola is also termed as Ebola Hemorrhagic fever because of its hemorrhagic property and it is also known to cause the death of 90% effected people ("Ebola Virus: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention", 2016). There are 5 strains of this virus and four of them are known to cause deadly symptoms like hemorrhage. Ebola have its ...

Patient Blood Management (PBM) refers to an evidence-based and multidisciplinary approach of adjusting and optimizing the type of care that patients receive, especially those who might need a certain type of blood transfusion. There are numerous types of blood transfusion procedures that can be done today; and there are many medical conditions that may require one to be executed. Each condition and blood transfusion process has its own set of indications and contraindications (plus precautions) and this is what highlights the need for a standardized and high quality PBM approach. Previously discussed topics such as cross-matching, electronic release, and ...

Introduction and Overview

The Rhesus factor (Rh) refers to the red blood cell’s(RBC) surface antigen;the name Rhesus comes from the small Indian monkeys in which it was first discovered. Rh incompatibility,sometimes referred to as Rh disease, is a condition that occurs when a woman with the Rh-negative blood type is exposed to Rh- positive blood cells, leading to the development of Rh antibodies. This condition can have fatal outcomes including haemolytic disease of the foetus or newborn, autoimmune haemolytic anaemia and haemolytic transfusion reactions (HTRs). These conditions have, in the past, raised a lot of concerns, and some ...

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Introduction

In 1818 Dr. James Blundell made a successful attempt to transfer blood from a human source to another human being using an instrument he personally developed to save another person’s life . Following Dr. Blundell’s successful medical procedure, there had been numerous study initiated to improve the process and quality of blood transfusion. Nevertheless, this procedure cannot be initiated unless there is an available source of blood that can be transferred to a patient. Relatives were among the very first subjects tested for blood matching in the event that a patient needs the procedure. However, in ...

Introduction

HIV is one of the most deadly viruses affecting the human immune system. Scientists across the globe work day and night to search for the cure of the HIV bit to date no solution has ever worked. Despite there no cure for HIV, scientists have developed various treatments to assist the victim live longer and fight opportunistic infections. The paper discusses the case of a young female who had other symptoms diagnosed with HIV.

Common modes of HIV transmission in the developed countries and the populations at a greater risk of acquiring HIV

The HIV infection is transmitted through open cuts and breaks in the skin. It is also transmitted through mucous membranes, such as the ones inside ...

Source

Abstract Sickle Cell Disease is a life-long debilitating disease that affects nearly 100,000 Americans (Sickle Cell Disease). Sickle Cell Disease is most common among people of African, Caribbean, Indian, Mediterranean, Saudi Arabian and people of Central and South American descent. Many scientists attribute Sickle Cell Disease to being the result of an evolutionary response against malaria (University of Utah Health Sciences) The reason for this is because the majority of cases of Sickle Cell Disease are located in regions of Africa or exist in descendants of Africans who used to live in areas that had high levels of ...

Healthcare professionals are often faced with ethical dilemmas as well as questions and if they are inadequately solved, they could jeopardize the quality of health care, professional action or user autonomy (Purtilo & Doherty, 2015). As such, bioethical concerns should be effectively addressed to foster quality healthcare, professional action as well as user autonomy. The refusal of blood transfusions among individuals who practice the Jehovah witness faith is one of the major ethical dilemmas witnessed in healthcare. Inherently, members of the Jehovah witness do not accept blood transfusions based on their religious doctrines (Pozgar, 2014). Essentially, the beliefs of the ...

A case study of blood donation statistics and trends for the past one year reveal an increased donation to the blood bank. However, there was a significant challenge that showed an increase in demand for blood products growing at a rate of two percent per annum. This meant that in a short while the overall production would not meet the growing demands as the population continues to grow. It was identified that blood demand grew to the frequency of increased surgery procedures, research, and implementation of new ways of performing surgery as seasonal variations in emergencies. From CBS perspective ...

In the nursing profession, ethical dilemmas arise when certain factors prevent nurses from doing what they consider the right thing. One of these dilemmas is the battle of beliefs. This dilemma arises when empirical knowledge in the medical and nursing profession is contrasted with cultural values and religious beliefs. Certain cultures and religions forbid modern medical practices such as blood transfusion, organ transplant, surgery and even medicines. For example, blood transfusion is strongly abhorred by members of the Jehovah Witness sect. Cases have been reported where patients in intensive care unit reject lifesaving procedures merely because of religious believes. ...

Problems & Issues

CBS is facing two major issues i.e. to urgently increase the number of blood donors in order to cope up with the increasing blood demand among sufferers and to retain existing blood donors. Since there is a constant amplification in annual demand of blood among patients, CBS is required to meet the increasing demand of blood required to serve patients’ necessities. In order to fulfill the objective, CBS needs to look out for the factors that may influence and persuade people to reach out CBS clinics to donate their blood voluntarily.

Analysis

CBS has come a long way from its ...

The selected Public Service Announcement (PSA) on blood donation would be applicable under conditions of man-made or natural ‘time-limited’ emergency or disaster, but it’s effectiveness in inciting a positive response would be limited. On one hand, the PSA uses a subtle language that incites the reader to respond positively to the ad. The line, ‘every 2 seconds somewhere in the world there is a need for blood transfusion’ helps the reader to grasp quickly why blood donation is necessary to save human lives. However, the PSA does not stress on the urgency of blood donation in time-limited disasters ...

Specific purpose

Thesis Statement Introduction Body Conclusion Specific Purpose: To encourage the audience to donate blood to the blood bank donors. Thesis Statement: The blood need is increasingly growing among the population; therefore, it is significant to donate blood as it goes into helping thousands of needy people.

I. INTRODUCTION A. Material for attention: How does it feel when someone is in need of something? How can the longing be if it is something that one cannot live without for a long time? Okay, that is exactly what happens when someone is in need of ...

Life is a boon to every living kind. It has been the system of nature that one depends upon others for their survival. The dependency can be in different format. It can be either for the food, support, and different other variables. Humans being the social creature are dependent upon one another for their survival. The dependencies are upon the biological and physical needs of people. One helps other upon their survival fulfilling their needs at various different levels.

Human body is composed of different organs sharing common features with other bodies. Unlike some organs, different biological units are classified ...

Introduction

This paper focuses on various tests to determine whether there is need for Red Cross to sort/classify the blood into the various blood types; type A, type O, AB, or B. The aim is to allow the Red Cross to know the supply of each blood type available at any time to help people in need. Another advantage of sorting the blood into various types is that blood can then be stored in a safe place under the right conditions to prevent the blood from spoiling. The paper begins with analysis of the Business Research Methods that emphasizes on testing ...

Michael J. Sandel through his essay, “How Markets Crowd out Morals” brings forward the issue of how overcrowding of market effects the market ethics. It is commonly thought that markets are made to provide benefits to the people in all walks of life. According to Sandel’s claim that in the present era we can buy and sell anything, but there are things that money should not be able to buy or should not buy and at times money cannot buy everything. His entire essay revolves around what can or should be bought and how some marketing strategies ...

In the recent years, there has been a need to increase advertisements on blood donation. These advertisements have been done through posters, radio stations and even the television stations. The aim is to reach as many people as possible so that the problem of blood shortage in hospitals can be addressed once and for all. Blood shortage has been caused by various factors that will be addressed by this research. In addition, these advertisements have some impacts on society. The aim of this research paper is to evaluate the causes of advertisements encouraging blood donations. The paper will also evaluate ...

Ethics, a moral philosophy or branch of philosophy that determines the course of human action pertaining to the concepts of right and wrong (Longstaff, 1995, Web). Ethics is being observed in the society as a universal benchmark of human behavior. More importantly, it is being practiced in all industry particularly in healthcare. The fact that healthcare is dealing with patients and their welfare, it is detrimental that people in healthcare industry religiously follow the ethical standards of their profession. Health professionals deal with circumstances and situation that has a direct impact to another person's life on a daily basis. Therefore, it is ...

Introduction

A memorable case written upon the pages of medical history books is Karen Quilain whose parents went to court in order for doctors to remove her ventilator. She lived nine years after this health care intervention, dying from pneumonia (Quinlan, 1977). The health care practice here relates to removing life support. There have been countless research studies showing where blood transfusion practices have been detrimental to patients because either the blood was old or contaminated. Also, organ donation policies regarding the non-heart beating donor often resulted in patients’ relatives opting for donation without prior consent of the unconscious patient ...

Introduction

It is essential that nurses understand the issues related to health care, which are local and state financing, national healthcare policies, and initiatives that affect healthcare delivery. As a patient advocate, the professional nurse is in a position to work with patients and families to access available resources to meet health care needs. Nurses also have an ethical responsibility to be fiscally prudent in all practice settings to eliminate inefficiencies, and to promote best practices. 

Task: Scenario 1: Note: For parts A and B, the suggested length is a combined total of 1–2 pages. 

Mrs. Zwick, a 77-year-old widow and permanent resident of the United States, was admitted as an inpatient and hospitalized for five days following a mild stroke. She was ...

Introduction

Liver is an important organ in the digestive system. The selected infection is hepatitis C. This viral infection affects the liver and then results in the liver enlargement. This form of hepatitis is one of the major challenges worldwide since its discovery and this could be attributed to the absence of a vaccine against the viral infection. Another important contributory factor is that of the prolong period of inactivity of the virus within the host before clinical manifestation. These all contribute to the level of destruction of the liver caused by the virus.

Etiology

The main aetiology is by the hepatitis ...

Introduction

Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or HIV, is a virus that weakens the immune system in humans. This is accomplished as the virus attacks the cells that fight infection and diseases. As a virus, it is similar in nature to other viruses, such as the flu. Unlike other viruses, however, the symptoms associated with HIV do not improve over time as HIV reproduces by systematically overtaking the cells within the host body. HIV does not heal and once an individual is infected, that individual will live the remainder of their life with this virus (aids.gov, n.d.). The symptoms associated with HIV may ...

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) poses a serious threat to the well-being of people in different parts of the world. When the virus infects, body cells of a healthy individual, it weakens the immune system and makes an individual vulnerable to contracting to AIDS. In essence, this paper covers many aspects of the HIV virus including its pathophysiology, genomic factors, prevention, treatment, a comprehensive literature review among others.

Pathophysiology of the Disease Processes

Usually, the HIV causing virus binds itself onto cells often classified as CD4 alongside a co-receptor enclosed by a set of glycoproteins (Hammer & Squires, 2010). Notably, replication of DNA is dependent on an unreliable process, which ...

Introduction

Blood consists of erythrocytes and leucocytes suspended in it. Blood is pumped from the heart to the body through the arteries and it enters back in the heart through the veins. Blood without cells is known as plasma while serum is the straw colored liquid obtained after the removal of the clot. Plasma contains different proteins, nutrients and waste materials. There are different cases of blood disorders observed in humans.

Blood cells and platelets

The most abundant cells in the blood are the anucleate, biconcave erythrocytes. They contain a red pigment known as hemoglobin (Hb) that carries dioxygen (O2). Hb contains four subunits each ...

There is a growing area of concern between the rights of patients and the often necessary practical needs of the students in the medical field. The debate has majorly focused on whether patient’s rights are infringed when a case of negligence or misdiagnosis has happened in a medical facility that has been set up to cater for the needs of the patients and to horn the skills of medical students. Cases of medical malpractice have been on the rise which has led to fatalities and other unplanned costs (Lim, pg. 6). There have been a number of cases whereby patients have lost ...

Virtual Lab Report

Virtual Lab 1: Virtual Microscopy A. Gauge the size of various biological components and organisms. The Virtual Microscope (copy and paste this address into a new browser window: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cells/scale/ ) can be used to make these observations. Estimate the size (length and width in microns) of An E.Coli cell is around 0.5µm in width and around 2µm in length. A mitochondrion is around 0.5µm in width and approximately 10µm in length. A Red blood cell is around 5.5µm in width and 7.5µm in length. A virus is approximately 0.25µm in width and ...

The American Red Cross is one of the United States premier humanitarian organizations, dedicated to ease human suffering especially during emergency situation. The organization was founded by Clara Barton on May 21, 1881 in Washington D.C and has since then provided relief to other people. One of the American Red Cross program is the blood collection, processing and distribution. This program was first introduced during the Second World War by Dr. Charles Drew, in order to saves the lives of the American soldiers who were wounded in the battle field. After the war, a nationwide blood donation plan was initiated, ...

Introduction

The issue with blood donation in Canada, as well as around the world, is that the supply of blood peaks during times of crisis when the need for blood is at the forefront of the public’s attention. This often outpaces the demand and goes to waste due to the small shelf life of blood. There is a steady demand for blood donation year-round and is often under-supplied. Should Canada use a monetary incentive to improve the supply and demand imbalance for blood donation?Blood Donation In Canada Canadian Blood Services (CBS) looks after the blood donation efforts within all Canadian provinces. ...

Orphan Drug

Introduction The main purpose for the enactment of the U.S. Orphan Drug Act (ODA) of 1983 is to conduct a research on some of the rare diseases whose medical needs remain to be unresolved. The law has given incentives to various sponsors who have tried to develop therapies for some of the rare medical conditions that can affect at least 200,000 individuals on a yearly basis (Premiere Research 1). For this study, the objective is to create a regulatory strategy or path for Orphan Drug development, particularly on the oral iron chelator, one of the subsets of thalassemia or ...

Abstract

Organ transplantation is an important life-saving procedure for those people, who have some problems in their organs. However, the problem of organ transplant rejection is an important issue in this case. In this problem, patient’s immune system starts rejecting the organ as a foreign body. This problem of rejection of the organ can be acute or become chronic. Several diagnostic procedures have also been developed to reduce the problem of rejection of an organ. Scientists have done a lot of research in this regard. Acute rejection needs immediate care. In order to reduce the problem, specialists will check the area ...

Introduction

One of the most complex aspects of human existence in the modern world at present include the need to handle medical operations. The reason for such complexity is the involvement of different human elements into the system. Such human elements include emotion, culture, tradition and at times even religion. The field of medicine has been incurring several developments through the years. And somehow, the most common point of medical development incurred is mostly dedicated on how nurses and other medical practitioners could handle particularly complex situations involving human elements that could intervene with the procedures they want to engage ...

Introduction

There are many kinds of diseases that people can contract in different ways, and it is worth noting that any place a person travels to that is infested with a certain disease should steer clear of that place no matter how appealing it is. Now, there are some diseases that, once a person get it, there is no way to get rid of it and are forced to live with it for the rest of their lives. Ebola is one of those disease, and it has affected a multitude of people. Normally, there are shots to prevent certain diseases from ever surfacing but ...

Organizations have different sizes and forms. An organization is refers to a body that has a mission that it must achieve. The organization must achieve the mission it has for the society and the community at large. Charity organizations, schools, businesses, hospitals and many others are different types of organizations. The community and the society in America and all the other parts of the world depend on organizations for the provision of goods and services required to preserve and sustain lives of the citizens. In the current society, the nations of the world are becoming connected because of much advancement in ...

Business

Introduction The Radio Frequency Identification Technology or RFID is one of the leading and approaching technologies that can, however, be expected to exert vast impact on the lives of individuals. The ability of the RFID in order to extend the networking from the computer to any object is seen as the coming revolution in the daily life. the waste management is, however, a major environmental concern today. The E-waste is a leading concern due to its quickly increasing amount and the special composition of the precious as well as hazardous substances. The new e-laws are the proof of this fact. ...

The health care practice has always been confronted by many ethical challenges owing to the diversity of the values of individuals within a pluralistic society characterized by different cultures. This brings about a moral conflict with respect to what should be done in various situations. It is due to this that guidelines have been formulated to deal with ethical issues in a manner that is universally acceptable. The context of clinical cases is quite complex as there are many variables involved and this makes the applicability of ethical principles situation dependent.

Ethical principles

In healthcare provision, there are four fundamental principles that have been ...

Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, and Q5 Essay

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Q1. Anaphylaxis identification, management and prevention

Anaphylaxis is referred to as an allergic reaction encompassing anaphylactic shock as a severe manifestation of the said allergic reaction according to Sinclair (2010). The average number of the people believed to be at risk of the aforementioned condition is about 1 to 15% if exposed to certain allergens. Experts believe that the estimated figures vary depending on the definitions of reaction (allergyfacts.org.au, n.d.). During an anaphylactic attack, the patient’s body reacts badly to allergens causing by food, venom, medication, and or insect bite. The body has a natural defense mechanism that fights the allergic ...

Introduction

Although scientists have made tremendous breakthrough in the field of medicine over the last few centuries, infections caused by protozoa, bacteria and virus continue to affect human population (Leonhard, Anabel, Florin-Christensen, and Morrison, 2012). One of such infection caused by protozoa is babesiosis, a disease that affects both human and animals. Protozoa exists in soil and aqueous environments, and their sizes range between 10-50µm. They have continued to cause many sickness, mutilation, death, and debilitation than other similar organisms. Epidemiology is the study of the frequency, causes, and health effects of disease in given populations. The science of epidemiology ...

[Institution Affiliation] Various Supreme Courts around the world have tried to make rulings on fundamental rights of Jehovah's Witnesses being involved on evangelism. This incident was witnessed in Canada when the Supreme Court listened to a case whereby a parent prohibited her daughter who was only sixteen to undergo a blood transfusion after losing a lot of blood. Jehovah Witnesses believe that it is against the Laws of God to receive or donate blood to others. This is one of the doctrines they are well characterized with all over the world. They believe God is the giver of life hence the reason ...

Abstract

This is an article about HIV in the state of Missouri. The article focuses on the challenges of the current status of HIV infection in the African American community. Focusing in St. Louis, this essay examines the cultural, social, and political challenges that affect both the providers of healthcare and the patients. A snapshot as the main problem is the obvious devoid in educational training among the healthcare providers on the dangers of HIV and the cultural stigma associated with the disease. The article concludes with an array of recommendations that would be applicable in finding solutions for the ...

Introduction

Direct patient care is a care that is provided to patients by staff members of a hospital. Technology has improved work done and made it more efficient in giving patient’s records. There are several technologies being used in hospitals in order to serve patients efficiently. This paper will look at two forms of technologies used in direct patient care discussing when they are being used, their value, and lastly, strengths and drawbacks of each technology.

Health care information Technology

Health care Information Technology for patients is the use of electronic medical records whereby information for patients are processed and kept. These records include past ...

The patient was a 24-year-old black male who was brought to the emergency room via an ambulance on June 21 at 03:50 pm. The report indicated that it was a pedestrian versus vehicle accident. The state of the patient reported included acute lung injury, pulmonary contusion, deep road rash extending over right side of axillary region to the abdomen, deep avulsion to the right hip area and exposed muscles. Trauma alert team and the respiratory therapist were called to the bedside. The patient developed respiratory failure and immediately was intubated by the respiratory therapist with an endotracheal tube size 7.5 mm. ...

Stem cells is biologically fundamental structures found in all multi cellular organisms. These cells divide through the process of mitosis. Moreover, they possess a characteristic of dividing into more specialized cells and can also form more stem cells. Mammals possess two main types of stem cells. These include the progenitor cells and the embryonic stem cells. Another fundamental category of the stem cells includes the adult stem cells. All these kinds of stem cells possess specific kinds of characteristics and functions. The progenitor cells as well as the adult cells provide a repairing function in the bodies of adults. In addition, ...

In every Non-Profit Organization, there are policies and management strategies that are needed to be followed accordingly. Given that almost all areas in which charitable institutions operate have gone through major policy changes over the last years, it becomes clear that different form composition and form diversity are function of changes in the environment (Anheier, 2005). The American National Red Cross which is also known as American Red Cross is a relief organization that provides assistance in emergency cases, catastrophe relief and education inside the United States. The Red Cross will work according to all appropriate rules. Conformity with the ...

Introduction

In this paper, the pathopyiology of syncope is discussed with emphasis on Mr. Peter’s medical history and factors that could have contributed to his syncope. Further, the paper discusses the colonoscopy and its findings, his right hemi colectomy and the complications arising from his fall.

Pathopysiology of Syncope

Syncope is the transient loss of memory that occurs when cerebral blood flow falls to below half the normal value resulting in a brief period of inadequate oxygen, glucose and other nutrients supply to the brain tissues (Hainsworth, 2004). Syncope occurs rapidly, lasts for a short duration and the patient almost always recovers spontaneously. Syncope ...

Introduction

Nurses are responsible for the delivery of safe, effective, efficient, timely and patient centered health care services. The first step in delivering health care services is identifying the actual health problems a patient has and potential health care complication the patient will likely have based on the patients health history and the current conditions. In this report, nursing problems are stated for the case of a geriatric patient recovering from a TURP operation. Possible interventions to arrest the identified problems and evaluation of their effectiveness in keeping with the clinical reasoning model are evaluated. TURP is commonly used to benign prostatic ...

Introduction

There are controversial issues concerning blood transfusions for members of religions organizations, like Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW). According to McInroy, “Jehovah's Witnesses have a cultural and religious objection to blood donation and transfusion” (270). This apparently stemmed from some biblical passages that allegedly emphasize that blood from other sources should be avoided . However, some practitioners of JW, especially contemporary devotees, were noted to be ambivalent of complete support and was acknowledged that “it must not be assumed that all Jehovah s Witnesses agree with the blood policy and if given privacy, confidentiality and the exclusion of any third party, some ...

The healthcare dilemma arises from the condition of a newborn in intensive care that may require blood transfusion as a lifesaving procedure which the mother cannot approve due to religious beliefs. The blood transfusion would help to save the life of the new born and give it a chance to live and lead a healthy life, its absence could lead to a preventable death. The physician’s dilemma would be to do the greatest good while causing the least harm to the patient. The ethical dilemma is that the patient’s mother has consented verbally to the transfusion but cannot sign a written consent. ...

Outline 1. The purpose of this speech is to persuade people to donate blood and show why this is important. 2. There are many people in the hospitals who need blood transfusion services:

Post-accident traumatized people

Women with pregnancy complications (Caesarean operation) Baby born with a heart defect Cancer and surgical patients a. People who need organ and bone marrow transferring b. People who have blood diseases such as leukaemia (blood cancer), angiostaxis, anemotrophy. 3. There is expectation that more people will need blood transfusion services

Increased surgeries in the U.S.

Growing of the elderly group Increased procedures during surgery ...

Outline: 1. The purpose of this speech is to persuade people to donate blood and show why this is important. 2. There are many people in the hospitals who need blood transfusion services: a. Women with pregnancy complications b. Anemic children c. Post-accident traumatized people d. Cancer and surgical patients 3. There is expectation that more people will need blood transfusion services a. Increased surgeries in the U.S. b. Many people are joining the elderly group c. Increased procedures during surgery calls for more blood. 4. The need ...

1. In the article, Henry (2009) states; “In the context of immunohaematology testing, quality control systems should also be able to detect instrument and human errors such as transcription, transposition and transmission”.

Routine immunohaematology tests may look as if they are both dependable and straightforward; however, the failure of reagent and circumstantial technological inaccuracies can take place both in manual and automated systems. Very dangerous errors such as transposition and transcription can be made. Transposition errors are caused when staff or instruments pick up and use incorrect sample or reagent or dispense samples or reagents into an incorrect testing ...

1. In the article, Henry (2009) states; “In the context of immunohaematology testing, quality control systems should also be able to detect instrument and human errors such as transcription, transposition and transmission”.

Routine immunohaematology tests may seem reliable and simple, however, reagent failure and technical errors can and do occur both in manual and automated systems. Very dangerous errors such as transposition and transcription can be made. Transposition errors are caused when staff or instruments pick up and use incorrect sample or reagent or dispense samples or reagents into an incorrect testing position. Mixing up of test materials such ...

Blood Transfusion

Blood transfusion is the safe process of transferring blood from a donor to a recipient. Blood recipients are patients of various diseases and injuries who require blood to save their lives. The process is done to replace the lost blood during surgery, due to injuries or due to other complications and diseases, which render the body mechanism unable to make blood cells. In fact, about 90 million people around the world are in need of blood every year, while only about less than 12 million people are willing to donate blood each year (Pan American Health Organization, 2009). In the United ...

1.0 Introduction Serological blood grouping has been used successfully for decades to ensure safety in blood transfusion. However blood incompatibility continues to be a significant challenge in transfusion medicine reflecting the inherent limitations of the hemagglutination based serological blood typing. Some of the limitations of serological blood grouping include weak reactivity of some antibodies that are clinically significant; weak expression of some red cell antigens; the subjective nature of the available tests and lack of universal methods of detecting and identifying antibodies. In addition there are several issues related to the reagents used which include the wide variability of ...

Dear All,

It has come to my notice that the University Medical Center is facing an adverse shortage of blood and is appealing to community members to come forward during their Weekend Blood Donation Drives. I believe it is the duty of the management as well as each and every employee of our organization to participate in this form of social service. Donating blood is completely safe and has several benefits:

1. Donating blood is excellent for detoxifying your system and helps in the renewal of blood in your body. 2. You body takes a maximum of 3 days ...