Surf these sites: Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Institute (BMSI) -- A private, educational institute founded in 1997 in Cleveland, Ohio by nationally recognized leaders in the bloodless field. Through our research, we continually develop new standards for applying bloodless medical techniques. Through our education efforts we are protecting patients and their caregivers with regard to the use of blood and blood products. International Society for Artificial Cells, Blood Substitutes & Immobilization Biotechnology (ISABI) -- This group was formed in 1976 to encourage research, development and clinical applications in related areas. International Study of Peri-Operative Transfusion (ISPOT) Investigators -- A group of researchers from ten countries who are studying the use of technologies to minimize allogeneic blood transfusion (blood from volunteer donors) in patients undergoing elective surgery. Jehovah''s Witnesses-The Surgical/Ethical Challenge -- There are over half a million Jehovah''s Witnesses in the United States who do not accept blood transfusions. The number of Witnesses and those associated with them is increasing. - Journal of the American Medical Association Medical Care and Blood -- With good reason, many now ask, ''How safe are blood transfusions?'' But this is more than a medical issue. It has made news involving Jehovah''s Witnesses. Have you wondered why these ethical people, who believe in good medicine, refuse to accept blood? NoBlood! - The Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Network -- NoBlood!''s team of participants is committed to advancing medical treatment that respects the patient''s right to quality care and treatment without blood or blood-based products. Scientific American: Ask the Experts: Medicine -- How do scientists make artificial blood? How effective is it compared with the real thing? Synthetic Blood International Inc. -- A biomedical product development company. SYBD''s mission is to commercialize products from our perfluorocarbon and biosensor technology platforms as rapidly as possible.
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