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10. Risk Prevention

The best risk prevention strategy is to ensure proper screening and testing of donations prior to blood transfusions. People with compromised immune systems may need extra medications to prevent reactions and infections. To avoid graft-versus-host disease, practitioners may treat blood products before the procedure. Research confirms risks can be limited by giving the least amount of blood possible. It's best to treat anemia with transfusions before the patient's red blood cell levels get too low.

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