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[Yoink]

What's the proper name for those medical bags of blood, usually sourced from donations? I googled "blood pack" and it was rather unhelpful, first thinking I meant "blood pact" and then giving a rather unhelpful description of the process in which red blood is stored - I want to know the name of the thing itself.

Also plasma packs, apparently they're only called that in The Sims? Stupid Google.

[Egan_BW]

I've only heard blood bag.

[Naturegirl1999]

Same here

[Iduno]

What's the proper name for those medical bags of blood, usually sourced from donations? I googled "blood pack" and it was rather unhelpful, first thinking I meant "blood pact" and then giving a rather unhelpful description of the process in which red blood is stored - I want to know the name of the thing itself.

Also plasma packs, apparently they're only called that in The Sims? Stupid Google.

I think I've heard blood pack. I am neither a vampire, nor a person who does well with needles/blood, so I'm not well-versed in these things, but it's a term I'm pretty sure I've heard/read.

[Sanctume]

Packed red blood cells, also known as PRBCs or simply "packed cells", are a type of blood replacement product used for blood transfusions.

[Yoink]

Hey y'all, something I just read reminded me of either a webcomic or an animated series I read/watched years ago.   
I remember very little of it, save that it used the old-school Runescape graphics for art and occasionally had gags about their shortcomings - like the main character being menaced by a threat in the sky above him and lamenting his inability to look upwards. Pretty sure he was piloting a boat at the time, too.   

I think the series may have later on switched to a slightly more modern version of Runescape, but I'm not sure.
This is a pretty long shot but I'd be stoked if I could find it.   

[Mech#4]

What's the proper name for those medical bags of blood, usually sourced from donations? I googled "blood pack" and it was rather unhelpful, first thinking I meant "blood pact" and then giving a rather unhelpful description of the process in which red blood is stored - I want to know the name of the thing itself.

Also plasma packs, apparently they're only called that in The Sims? Stupid Google.

Even Wikipedia is listing them as Blood Bags. Though I've always thought of them as IV bags, even though they're not of the rehydration type.
Wikipedia link.

[Kagus]

Though I've always thought of them as IV bags, even though they're not of the rehydration type.

Only IV bags? There are more than that...

[scriver]

In Germany they are called "I vee bags"

[Naturegirl1999]

Makes sense considering you use an IV for the transfusions

[scriver]

(that's "I wee" in a German accent -- they can't say W)

[Naturegirl1999]

(that's "I wee" in a German accent -- they can't say W)

Oh

[dragdeler]

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[Yoink]

Is "condescendingly" a word?

[WealthyRadish]

Is "condescendingly" a word?

Gee, I don't know, is it?