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A blood transfusion is administered, on average, every two seconds in the United States alone. As a general rule, a transfusion is warranted when the hemoglobin concentration falls below 7 g/100 mL whole blood (normal range is 13 to 18 g/100 mL for men and 12 to 16 g/ 100 mL for women) or when another specific component of the blood, such as platelets or clotting factors, is in short supply. The need can arise with victims of traumatic emergencies, such as automobile accidents; with surgery patients; with cancer patients on chemotherapy that suppresses blood cell production; with people who have blood disorders like leukemia or sickle cell anemia; with patients undergoing bone marrow transplants; and with other illnesses. Some patients need ongoing transfusions to survive, such as those with hemophilia.
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