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GCSE History · key term
The transfer of blood from a donor into a patient's bloodstream to replace blood that has been lost.
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Paper 2
Revise: Impact of War and TechnologyA blood transfusion offered a way to replace that blood. Early attempts were dangerous because doctors did not understand why blood from one person might be incompatible with another person's blood.
Paper 1
The transfer of donated blood into a patient's circulation to replace blood that has been lost.
Revise: Medical Advances and InnovationBlood transfusions helped by replacing lost blood with donated blood. This addressed a different threat from infection: cleaning a wound could not replace the blood a soldier had lost.
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