Pulmonary embolism after blood donation in a healthy young female.

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    • Abstract:
      The article presents the case of an eighteen-year-old woman who experienced pulmonary embolism (PE) after her second blood donation at a mobile blood collection unit. Topics include the pro-thrombotic risk associated with combined oral contraceptive, the multi-causal nature of thrombosis as a disease, and the contribution of blood collection to the woman's PE.