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I am looking for a very basic intro book for a class of high school science club students that I can use for a couple of workshops with them. Any suggestions?

I have looked at Amazon.com and the AABB marketplace but have not found anything yet.

Thank you,

Rogers

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comment_34904

One of the very best I know of is The Essential Guide to Blood Groups by Geoff Daniels and Imelda Bromilow (2nd edition), which, I believe came out in 2010, but I am afraid that I cannot remember the publisher at the moment. It is really excellent.

comment_34907

Years ago there was a PBS special titled "Red Gold" that was broadcast. It was a very good and basic series. I don't know what printed materials might be available that accompanied it, but here is a link.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/redgold/index.html

comment_34912

I have looked at Amazon.com and the AABB marketplace but have not found anything yet.

This is the basic book I like. You can get it at Amazon:

Modern Blood Banking & Transfusion Practices (Modern Blood Banking and Transfusion Practice) by Denise Harmening

comment_34913

For really, really basic beginning info, the old red & white Ortho books are good. ("The ABO & Rh Systems", "Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn", & "Compatibility Testing.") (You would probably have to borrow them from an old Blood Banker.)

comment_34917

Couldn't agree more with you Donna, but where you would get them now is another thing altogether.

My version of the Rh Blood Group System got stolen, not long after Phillip Levine signed it for me (Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!).

comment_34942

I taught a very basic college freshman intro to med tech course and used a book called "Blood, the River of Life", I think it was produced by the American Red Cross. Sorry- this may be another referral to an out-of-print source. It was truly basic and written at a level appropriate for high school student. I think Harmening or Daniels would be too advanced. I don't like reading Harmening myself--writing style too tortured.

comment_34946

Wonder how many of you have read this book "Blood Tranfusion - A Conceptual Approach" by JG Kelton, NM Heddle, and MA Blajchman. A real old book with lots of cartoon drawings which help you to understand more easier.

The publisher of "Essential Guide to Blood Groups" is Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Agree with Malcolm that this is a good blood bank book in beginner level, but lacks donor blood / components preparation.

I am afraid books from AABB and Modern Blood Banking would be a bit difficult for beginner in high school level.

CK Cheng, MSc, SBB(ASCP), CQA(ASQ)

Hong Kong

comment_34969

Another out of print book that offers some good basic informaiton is "Immunohematology for Nontechnologists" which was published by the AABB as a workshop book in 1983. I've gone back to it a number of times, when working with beginners.

AABB is considering offering some books (such as the one I've listed) electronically. Probably not quick enough to help you but it may down the road.

Jeanne

comment_34970

Harmening but the earlier edition is more student-friendly. My students find that the latest edition takes for granted that they know the basics. (Although I like it).

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comment_35537

I have found a new student level book that I like better than Harmening. Basic and Applied Concepts of Immunohematology, by Kathy Blaney and Paula Howard. Still might be above the high school level.

How about some of the online materials written for patients, either on blood center websites or the AABB? I just looked on wikipedia under Transfusion. There is some good history there and looks like accurate information, plus I saw "red gold" in a couple of references. Wikipedia is getting better for blood banking but some of us really should put in some time on there improving it. Maybe Labtestsonline.org has something?

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comment_37346

I think Red Gold is the great basic book for a class of high school science. It is very good book for the basic of high school science.

comment_37356

I have to agree that Red Gold is probably the best. There are websites that I have seen that do a good job for the layman as well. Will try to find them.

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