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Vasovagal reactions in high school students: findings relative to race, risk factor synergism, female sex, and non-high school participantsB H Newman
American Red Cross Blood Services, SE Michigan, Detroit, 48201, USA
Transfusion 42:1557-60. 2002..High school (HS) students have a high incidence of vasovagal reactions and are a good population for the study of vasovagal reactions...
Whole-blood donation: blood donor suitability and adverse eventsBruce H Newman
SE Michigan Region, American Red Cross Blood Services, 100 Mack Street, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Curr Hematol Rep 3:437-43. 2004..1-0.3%), and arterial puncture (0.01%). One in 3400 donors (0.033%) report seeking outside medical care. Serious injuries occur but are very rare. More often, blood donors do well and feel satisfied with the blood donation experience...
The effect of whole-blood donor adverse events on blood donor return ratesBruce H Newman
American Red Cross Blood Services, Southeastern Michigan Region, Michigan 48201, USA
Transfusion 46:1374-9. 2006..Some blood donation-related adverse events (AEs) can negatively impact the blood donor return rate (BDRR) and decrease donor retention...
Iron depletion by whole-blood donation harms menstruating females: the current whole-blood-collection paradigm needs to be changedBruce Newman
American Red Cross, Southeastern Michigan Region, Detroit, Michigan 48232, USA
Transfusion 46:1667-81. 2006
Increased mortality associated with HTLV-II infection in blood donors: a prospective cohort studyJennie R Orland
University of California San Francisco and Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA
Retrovirology 1:4. 2004..Several published reports suggest that HTLV-I may lead to decreased survival, but HTLV-II has not previously been associated with mortality...
Improving the US blood supply and blood donation safety for both women and menBruce Newman
American Red Cross, Southeastern Michigan Region, Detroit, Michigan 48232, USA
Transfusion 48:1032-5. 2008
The effect of a 473-mL (16-oz) water drink on vasovagal donor reaction rates in high-school studentsBruce Newman
American Red Cross Blood Services, Southeastern Michigan Region, 100 Mack Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Transfusion 47:1524-33. 2007..Recent clinical studies found that a water drink prevented orthostatic hypotension in healthy subjects subjected to a tilt-table test. A water drink was tested as a method to decrease vasovagal donor reactions in high-school students...
Donor reactions in high-school donors: the effects of sex, weight, and collection volumeB H Newman
American Red Cross Blood Services, Southeastern Michigan Region, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
Transfusion 46:284-8. 2006..The high incidence of donor reactions in first-time, 17-year-old Caucasian whole-blood donors makes this group ideal for the study of donor reactions. STUDY DESIGN and..
The median whole-blood donation time in the best-case scenario: findings at one blood centerB H Newman
American Red Cross Blood Services, the Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
Transfusion 46:99-104. 2006..This statistic is relevant to blood donors and collection staff...
Blood donor complications after whole-blood donationBruce H Newman
American Red Cross, Services, Southeastern Michigan Region, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Curr Opin Hematol 11:339-45. 2004..The incidence of seeking outside medical care for an adverse event is at least 1 in 3400 blood donations. Physicians may encounter blood donors with adverse events and should be familiar with their prognosis and treatment...
Adjusting our management of female blood donors: the key to an adequate blood supplyBruce H Newman
American Red Cross Blood Services, Southeastern Michigan Region, Detroit 48201, USA
Transfusion 44:591-6. 2004
The effect of hot beverages, cold beverages, and chewing gum on oral temperatureB H Newman
American Red Cross Blood Services, Southeastern Michigan Region, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
Transfusion 41:1241-3. 2001..A prospective blood donor's oral temperature is affected by external stimuli such as drinking a hot or cold beverage or chewing gum. These stimuli can cause a deferral or an inappropriate acceptance for a certain unknown time...
Arterial puncture phlebotomy in whole-blood donorsB H Newman
American Red Cross Blood Services, Southeastern Michigan Region, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
Transfusion 41:1390-2. 2001..An arterial puncture during whole-blood phlebotomy is a rare event. A series of arterial punctures was evaluated to determine the clinical findings and the incidence of complications...
A study of 178 consecutive vasovagal syncopal reactions from the perspective of safetyB H Newman
American Red Cross Blood Services, Southeastern Michigan Region, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
Transfusion 41:1475-9. 2001..While vasovagal syncopal reactions have been studied in the past, there are several safety questions that could be further addressed. The purpose of this study was to address these safety questions...
Adverse effects in blood donors after whole-blood donation: a study of 1000 blood donors interviewed 3 weeks after whole-blood donationBruce H Newman
American Red Cross Blood Services, SE Michigan Region, 100 Mack, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Transfusion 43:598-603. 2003..There are no reports in the transfusion medicine literature that describe adverse reactions and donor arm injuries after whole-blood donation based on solicited information...
Vasovagal reaction rates and body weight: findings in high- and low-risk populationsBruce H Newman
American Red Cross Blood Services, Southeastern Michigan Region, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
Transfusion 43:1084-8. 2003..In addition, vasovagal reaction rates and weight have not been evaluated based on solicited information...
Estimating the probability of a blood donation adverse event based on 1000 interviewed whole-blood donorsB H Newman
American Red Cross Blood Services, Southeastern Michigan Region, Detroit, 48201, USA
Transfusion 45:1715-21. 2005..Estimating the probability that a donor will have or not have an adverse event is useful for staff knowledge to give blood donors reassurance upon request...
A case-controlled multicenter study of vasovagal reactions in blood donors: influence of sex, age, donation status, weight, blood pressure, and pulseJ J Trouern-Trend
American Red Cross Blood Services, Connecticut Region, Farmington 06032, USA
Transfusion 39:316-20. 1999..The purpose of this study was to define the contributory role of sex, age, weight, blood pressure, and pulse in vasovagal reactions with syncope in blood donors...
Prevalence of selected viral infections among blood donors deferred for potential risk to blood safetyShimian Zou
Jerome H Holland Laboratory, American Red Cross Blood Services, Rockville, Maryland 20855, USA
Transfusion 46:1997-2003. 2006..This study assesses the current impact of some of these questions on blood safety as reflected by infectious disease markers...
Donor reactions among African-American and Caucasian first-time whole-blood donorsBruce H Newman
Transfusion 45:1398-9. 2005
