Blood loss Flashcards
(9 cards)
Why was blood loss becoming more of a problem after pain and infection were solved?
Operations became longer and more complicated increasing the chance of the patient dying from blood loss.
What did surgeons originally use to stop blood loss?
Clamps.
What animal was first used to transfer blood into a human?
A sheep.
When was the first blood transfusion carried out and by who?
1818 and by James Blundell.
Who discovered blood groups?
Karl Landsteiner
When was the first blood transfusion done using blood typing?
1907 in new York
What chemical was first used to allow blood to be stored without clotting?
Sodium Citrate
How did the doctors bottle blood in the war?
By packing the bottled blood into ice and then putting warm saline solution in it when needed.
why did the war speed up the discovery of blood banks?
Thousands of soldiers were dying so they needed to come up with a way of storing blood fast.
