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fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

I'm an Emergency Medicine Doctor. I'm Terrified About the Future of the American Blood-Donation System.

Prehospital blood transfusions by EMS stabilized a postpartum hemorrhage patient and enabled emergency surgery despite later regional blood-supply disruptions.
fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago

"My Bladder Has Never Been Right": Kate Gosselin Shared "TMI" Lasting Effects Of Having Sextuplets

"If a retained placenta is not treated, the mother is susceptible to both infection and extreme blood loss, which could be life-threatening,"
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