Below you will find a collection of articles from Hematology, the ASH Education Program, written by experts in the field about transfusion medicine, including strategies for optimal treatment, donor screening, and the management of adverse reactions. Information about blood banking and donation, as well as links to blood donation organizations, can also be found on this website.

• Immunomodulatory Mediators in Platelet Transfusion Reactions (2011) 
• Immunoregulatory Effects of Stored Red Blood Cells (2011) 
• Vascular Effects of the Red Blood Cell Storage Lesion (2011) 
• Trauma Blood Management: Avoiding the Collateral Damage of Trauma Resuscitation Protocols (2010) 
• Optimal Use of Blood Products in Severely Injured Trauma Patients (2010) 
• Logistics of Massive Transfusions (2010) 
• Transfusion in the Age of Molecular Diagnostics (2009) 
• Molecular Biology of the Rh System: Clinical Considerations for Transfusion in Sickle Cell Disease (2009) 
• Mechanisms of Anti-D Action in the Prevention of Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn (2009) 
• Platelet Transfusions: An Historical Perspective (2008) 
• New Strategies for the Optimal Use of Platelet Transfusions (2008) 
• Blood and Coagulation Support in Trauma Care (2007) 
• Evidence-Based Platelet Transfusion Guidelines (2007) 
• The Evidence-Based Use of FFP and Cryoprecipitate for Abnormalities of Coagulation Tests and Clinical Coagulopathy (2007) 
• Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury: An Update (2006) 
• The Transfusion Services Committee-Responsibilities and Response to Adverse Transfusion Events (2005) 

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