Show 9 Blood Trouble Most of us give little thought to blood transfusions that is where the transfused blood comes from Some feel to question the source of blood is snobbery or bias Not true ITS IT'S NOW clearly established that some of the country's blood banks are supplying hospitals hospitals hospitals hos hos- contaminated blood That Thatis is because paid donors often people who regularly donate blood for a fee are not properly screened a difficult process In New York City recently it was found by the National Institute of Health that 51 percent of heart surgery patients patients patients pa pa- receiving commercial blood in transfusions came down with a infection infection infection tion as a result Patients receiving receiving receiving re re- re- re voluntary blood rarely rarely rarely rare rare- ly came down with an tion UNTIL THERE is a satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory satis satis- factory system of insuring the cleanliness of blood there is no satisfactory way to sterilize sterilize sterilize lize contaminated blood the safe procedure for the patient is to have friends or family to donate blood when transfusions transfusions transfusions are likely to be necessary sary |