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could the blood not be taken from the dead? Blood is already drained in the embalming process. I'm guessing it'd need consent similar to organ donation though.
by beaconstudios 10y ago
could the blood not be taken from the dead? Blood is already drained in the embalming process. I'm guessing it'd need consent similar to organ donation though.
- drzaiusapelord 10y agoMost people die quietly in hospice or at home, not in the ER, so there's a logistical problem here. Red blood cells start dying in minutes after host death, so you don't have a lot of time on your hands in common scenarios. Biologically, you want healthy blood full of red blood cells not blood low on red blood cells and full of white blood cells which can cause complications. The dead also can't answer questions about their illness history. There's a lot of legwork with blood that organs don't typically require.
- LordKano 10y agoThe Russians did some research into cadaveric blood transfusions. The blood is still usable for several hours after clinical death. I'm not sure about the suitability of using blood from old, sick and/or heavily medicated people.
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- beaconstudios 10y agois it not possible to find out the relevant answers re. illness history (I'm guessing antibody presence?) from analysing the blood itself? I would've thought that all relevant answers about the blood's qualities would be detectable from the blood itself.