NHS Blood and Transplant (blood.co.uk), “How blood is used”
“Blood is usually separated into its individual components or parts, so a patient can be given the particular component they need.”
'the components in one unit of blood (or one donation) can be used to treat different patients'.
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Provenance and verification note for NHS Blood and Transplant (blood.co.uk), How blood is used
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