Development of Artificial Red Blood Cell Preparations Progresses; Transfusions Regardless of Blood Type, Long-Term Storage at Room Temperature

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A patient in shock after a traffic accident is brought to an emergency medical scene on a remote island. The doctor, determining that the patient is clearly anemic due to blood loss, quickly retrieves an artificial red blood cell preparation installed next to the automated external defibrillator (AED) in the clinic and immediately begins a blood transfusion. Arrangements are then made for the patient to be transported to a hospital on the mainla…