blood
Let an agent handle blood by composition, function, tests, donation and safety, routing medical questions to professionals.
Research draft, second pass
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Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle blood by composition, function, tests, donation and safety, routing medical questions to professionals.
The body fluid that circulates through the heart and blood vessels, made of plasma, red and white blood cells and platelets, carrying oxygen, nutrients, hormones and immune cells; animal blood is also used as food in some cuisines.
What it is for: Transport of oxygen and nutrients, immunity, clotting and temperature regulation.
It can be donate blood; understand blood tests in general terms; get urgent help for heavy bleeding; handle blood safely.
Distinguishing features
Circulating body fluid
Carries oxygen via haemoglobin
Blood groups matter for transfusion
Can transmit infections
What it looks like
A red fluid, bright when oxygenated and darker when not.
Physical character
blood volume (adult): about 4.5-5.5 litres - varies with body size
normal pH: 7.35-7.45 pH
How it is recognised
Components: plasma, cells, platelets
Blood groups such as A, B, AB, O and Rh
Blood as food is a culinary sense
Related models
is a kind of - category
circulates in - system
is donated for - use
is tested in - diagnostics
In practice
Families and kinds
whole blood
plasma
red blood cells
white blood cells
platelets
animal blood as food
Identifiers
Uberon id UBERON:0000178 blood
Standards and regulation
EU Blood Directive 2002/98/EC
WHO blood safety guidance
Occupational bloodborne pathogen rules
Failure modes and hazards
Severe bleeding needing emergency care
Bloodborne infection
Interpreting test results without a clinician
Also called
+37
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.blood-attribute
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Composition What blood is.
Components have roles.
Components
Cells and plasma.
Components
Components.
- What are the components of blood and their roles? definition
- What are typical proportions? measurement
Groups
ABO and Rh.
Groups
Blood groups.
- What blood groups exist, and why do they matter? definition
- How is a group determined? definition
Emergency Bleeding.
Heavy bleeding is urgent.
Bleeding
First aid.
Bleeding
Bleeding first aid.
- Is there heavy bleeding that needs emergency services now? boundary
- How is pressure applied safely? action
Exposure
Bloodborne risk.
Exposure
Exposure.
- What should be done after contact with someone else blood? action
- Is medical assessment needed? boundary
Donation Giving blood.
Donations save lives.
Eligibility
Who can donate.
Eligibility
Donor eligibility.
- Who is eligible to donate here? provenance
- Where can someone donate? action
Process
What happens.
Process
Donation process.
- What does donating involve? definition
- How often can someone donate? measurement
Tests Diagnostics.
Tests need clinicians.
General
What tests measure.
General
Blood tests.
- What does a common blood test measure, in general terms? definition
- Who should interpret the result? boundary
Food
Culinary sense.
Food
Food sense.
- Is blood as a food ingredient meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should blood components be separate entries?
- How should donation services be localised?
- How should the food sense be split off?