Banked blood is frozen to keep cells alive in case they are needed later.

Are you less likely to have a bad reaction to a transfusion if you use banked blood?

In some cases, it's possible that you wouldn't have needed a transfusion at all if you had not banked blood.

If they need a transfusion during surgery, they can receive their own banked blood.

Dr. Elmer L. DeGowin and his team were able to refrigerate, ship and use banked blood.

His research and dissertation, "Banked Blood: A Study in Blood Preservation," led directly to two high-profile positions in 1940-41.

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