How Does Blood Donation Work? | Earth Science

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What happens when you donate blood? Greg Foot explains how a blood donation actually works and what happens after you've donated. Do you know what your blood type is? Subscribe to Earth Science: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthLab Footnotes: 1 https://www.blood.co.uk/who-can-give-blood/ 2 https://my.blood.co.uk/Account/Register 3 https://www.blood.co.uk/the-donation-process/ 4 http://centennial.rucares.org/index.php?page=Copper_Sulfate 5 http://www.transfusion.com.au/blood_products/components/additives_anticoagulants 6 https://www.blood.co.uk/the-donation-process/ 7 http://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-20923,00.html and https://www.blood.co.uk/the-donation-process/after-your-donation/how-your-body-replaces-blood/ 8 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30033677 9 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2077078/Worlds-largest-blood-bank-help-save-thousands-lives-Christmas.html and http://www.bbc.co.uk/homes/housekeeping/wastenot_index.shtml 10 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30033677 11 http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Blood-groups/pages/introduction.aspx and http://www.britannica.com/science/antigen 12 http://mosaicscience.com/story/man-golden-blood 13 https://www.blood.co.uk/why-give-blood/the-need-for-blood/blood-groups/ 14 http://www.discoveriesinmedicine.com/Ra-Thy/Rh-Factor.html 15 https://www.blood.co.uk/why-give-blood/the-need-for-blood/black-asian-and-minority-ethnic-communities/ 16 http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/blood-transfusion/expert-answer

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