<prompt> Ideally children with thalassemia should be transfused with:Packed RBCPlatelet rich plasmaSaline washed packed RBCWhole blood  <response>: - Saline washed RBCs are specially indicated in conditions requiring repeated transfusion when the chances of uicarial reactions due to plasma is high. - These have negligible plasma proteins and just 10 leucocytes. - It is preferred in the management of babies suffering from thalassemia and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. 