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Blood Transfusion Improvement
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Blood Transfusion Improvement
Blood loss could lead to shock which often causes death. Blood transfusions were used (1915) but were limited as blood couldn't be stored.
1915 (Richard Lewisohn) found that adding sodium citrate stopped blood clotting (which means it could now be stored for a short time)
1916 (Francais Rous + James Turner) added citrate glucose which meant blood could now be stored for even longer
In preparation for the Battle of Cambrai (1917) Oswald Hope stored 22 units of blood
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- GCSE History (Medicine Paper 1) Flowchart on Blood Transfusion Improvement , created by Alexandria Hobday on 13/10/2018.
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