blood donation

Japanese: blood donation(英語表記)blooddonation
blood donation

...In 1968, private blood banks finally stopped buying blood, ushering in an era where 100% of blood for transfusions came from donated sources.
[Blood donation]
As medical science advances, the demand for blood for transfusions has increased, and the method of transfusion has changed from whole blood transfusions to component transfusions, but this blood comes from donations by people with good intentions. The blood donation system, which was created to normalize the blood business, was initially implemented at a time when blood shortages and blood buying existed at the same time. When donors received transfusions, they were given priority in return, and donations were promoted through a system similar to blood deposits, with donors noting this in their blood donation booklets.

*Some terminology explanations that mention "blood donation" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…68年ついに民間の血液銀行は買血を中止し,輸血用血液は献血100%の時代を迎えるに至った。
[献血blood donation]
 医学の進歩とともに輸血用血液の需要は増大しており,その方法も全血輸血から成分輸血へと変わってきているが,これらの血液は善意の人たちの献血によるものである。血液事業の正常化を図るために生まれた献血制度は当初,血液不足と買血との併存時であったため,献血者が輸血を受けるときには優先還元を行うこととして,献血手帳にその旨を記した預血的な運用によって献血が進められた。…

※「blood donation」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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