Hemophilia is a rare bleeding disorder that undermines blood's regular clotting mechanism. There are two types of hemophilia, known as hemophilia A and hemophilia B, which are caused by a shortage or lack of different clotting factors. Since clotting factors are responsible for putting a stop to bleeding, individuals with hemophilia can bleed longer than normal after an injury, experience bleeding from minor injuries, spontaneous bleeding episodes, and in severe cases, bleeding into joints and muscles causing pain and damage. Chapter 17, Hemostatic disorders and hereditary angioedema, of

Canadian Blood Services has multiple competitive funding programs open to Canadian researchers that pursue projects related to our research priorities. Since 2017, Canadian Blood Services’ Blood Efficiency Accelerator Award Program (BEAP) has supported innovative research projects that seek new knowledge or accelerate the application of existing knowledge to improve the efficient and appropriate utilization of blood products, while maintaining the safety of the blood system. Following a trauma in a remote location, an air ambulance urgently makes its way to pick up a bleeding patient. Due to