Can Synthetic Blood Help The World's Blood Shortage?
Episode 5 of 5
Check us out on iTunes!
http://testtube.com/podcast
Please Subscribe! http://testu.be/1FjtHn5
The American Red Cross claims that blood is needed every two seconds in the
United States. When there's only so much that people donate, other actions need to be taken.
+ + + + + + + +
Previous
Episode:
Why Doesn't
Everyone Have
The Same Type Of
Blood?https://youtu.be/HiGWo2APoIY?list=PLwwOk5fvpuuJ0pq6HEt2rbltgx0Id26DS:
+ + + + + + + +
Sources:
Significant
Dates In
Red Cross History:
http://www.redcross.org/about-us/history/significant-dates-in-history
“
After the war,
Clara Barton was authorized by
President Lincoln to open
The Office of
Correspondence with
Friends of the
Missing Men of the
United States Army to identify the fate of missing soldiers for grieving parents, family and friends."
Facts About Blood Needs:
http://www.redcrossblood.org/learn-about-blood/blood-facts-and-statistics
“Every two seconds someone in the
U.S. needs blood. Approximately 36,
000 units of red blood cells are needed every day in the U.S.
Nearly 7,000 units of platelets and 10,000 units of plasma are needed daily in the U.S."
The Guys Who
Trade Your Blood For
Profit:
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/
2012/0716/entrepreneurs-ben-bowman-david-mitchell-medical--blood-money
.html
“Ben Bowmans
Minneapolis office, in a renovated brick warehouse, is steps from the
Mississippi River. But his mind is on a different circulatory system: blood."
Clear Eyes, Full Veins,
Can't Lose:
http://www.radiolab.org/story/308780-blood-banks/
"You can fake blood in the movies, but so far, there's no artificial substitute in real life. Peeking in on blood drives, wondering how blood gets from an arm to an operating table, producers
Molly Webster and
Soren Wheeler find a complex world that has them wondering if the gift of life isn't really a gift at all."
Blood Substitutes:
http://biomed.brown.edu/Courses/BI108/2006-108websites/group09artificialblood/index
.htm
“The term artificial blood is somewhat misleading – no one product is being designed to replace the
function of human blood."
What Are Non-Blood
Volume Expanders:
https://www.ahn.org/specialties/bloodless-medicine/what-are-non-blood-volume-expanders
“Patients who refuse to accept blood transfusions will occasionally request that non-blood volume expanders be used as appropriate in their care."
+ + + + + + + +
TestTube
Plus is built for enthusiastic science fans seeking out comprehensive conversations on the geeky topics they love.
Host Trace Dominguez digs beyond the usual scope to deliver details, developments and opinions on advanced topics like AI, string theory and
Mars exploration. TestTube Plus is also offered as an audio podcast on iTunes.
+ + + + + + + +
Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/TraceDominguez
TestTube on
Facebook https://facebook.com/testtubenetwork
TestTube on
Google+ http://gplus.to/TestTube
+ + + + + + + +