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More than 29 million units of blood components are transfused yearly in the US, from about 8 million volunteer donors. Although transfusion is probably safer than ever, risk (and the public's perception of risk) mandates informed consent whenever practical.

Last full review/revision November 2006 by Ravindra Sarode, MD

Content last modified November 2006