Management of young blood donors

Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 284-295

  Newman, Bruce H ^a  

^a AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood donation; Donor safety; Vasovagal syncope

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD COLLECTION TUBE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD VOLUME; BODY POSTURE; BODY SIZE; DIZZINESS; DONOR INJURY; FAINTNESS; FEAR; HUMAN; INJURY; LAYING DOWN; MUSCLE TONE; PALLOR; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHLEBOTOMY; PHYSICAL DISEASE BY BODY FUNCTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SALT INTAKE; SLEEP; SPORTS DRINK; SQUATTING; STAFF; SWEATING; VASOVAGAL REACTION;

EID: 84906554773     PISSN: 16603796     EISSN: 16603818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000364849     Document Type: Review

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