The very earliest blood transfusions were done by stitching the donor veins to the recipient veins - and as this was done WITHOUT BLOOD TYPING it could kill the donor as well as the recipient...
When blood transfusions switched from delicate vein surgery to storing blood in bottles, the blood donation surgeons protested about how this meant "just anyone" could now administer a blood transfusion
it also meant blood transfusions went from being a very expensive procedure at only the most elite of hospitals
to something that was more accessible...
Also it wasn't until 1901 that Karl Landsteiner discovered three human blood groups (O, A, and B)
The Belgian doctor Albert Hustin performed the first non-direct transfusion on March 27, 1914, though this involved a diluted solution of blood. The Argentine doctor Luis Agote used a much less diluted solution in November of the same year. Both used sodium citrate as an anticoagulant.
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Date: 2021-08-23 04:33 pm (UTC)When blood transfusions switched from delicate vein surgery to storing blood in bottles, the blood donation surgeons protested about how this meant "just anyone" could now administer a blood transfusion
it also meant blood transfusions went from being a very expensive procedure at only the most elite of hospitals
to something that was more accessible...
Also it wasn't until 1901 that Karl Landsteiner discovered three human blood groups (O, A, and B)
The Belgian doctor Albert Hustin performed the first non-direct transfusion on March 27, 1914, though this involved a diluted solution of blood. The Argentine doctor Luis Agote used a much less diluted solution in November of the same year. Both used sodium citrate as an anticoagulant.