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fabricius publishes his findings on vein valves
anatomist from padau draws vein valves -
william harvey publishes his masterpiece
blood flows through the whole body, this can be proved by the veins visible on the surface of the skin. -
21 year old microscopist finds red blood cells
describes her findings on red blood cells -
marcello malphigi uses rudimentary microscope
observes the capillary network, fine vesels that connect veins and arteries -
richard lower
first recorded blood transfusion among animals, switches jugular vein from one dog to the other to keep it living -
jean-baptiste denis
transfuses nine ounces of lambs blood to a young boy with a fever, the procedure works -
richard lower and edmund king
transfuse arthur coga with several ounces of sheeps blood, patient survives and recovers well -
ban of transfusions
dr. denis sues antoine mauroy for slandering his reputation, the case gets all transfusions including humans banned. -
description of red blood cells
anton von leeuwenhoek describes red blood cells as "25,000 times smaller than a grain of sand." -
william hewson details blood coagulation
finds fibrogen, a key piece in the clotting process -
james blundell performs first recorded human transfusion
injects a patient suffering from internal bleeding with blood from several donors -
sir william osler finds platelets
small cell fragments from bone marrow create most of the clots in blood vessels -
karl landsteiner
publishes a paper stating that he has found the three major blood types in humans -
dr. ludvig hektoen
proposes that doctors should look for signs of incompatibility before transfusions -
dr. reuben ottenberg
performs the first transfusion using cross matching, in 128 cases it works, basicaly eliminating transfusion reactions -
in brussels and buenos aires
researchers find that adding sodium citrate prevents clotting in the blood -
dr. richard weil
states that citrated blood can be stored for a few days and still be successfully transfused -
dr oswald robertson
collects and stores type O blood with citrate-glucose solution, basically creating the first blood depot -
percy lane oliver in london
creates a blood donor service out of his home, 24 hours, volunteers travel to hospitals to donate blood as the need arises -
in rochester minnesota
group of anesthesiologists create a depot of citrated blood and use it in hospitals in the U.S. -
federico duran-jorda
collects blood, tests it, and transports it by vehicles with refrigerators to hospitals during the spanish civil war -
dr. charles drew
seperate and reserve blood plasma, which is found out to be a working substitution for actual blood. -
civilian blood donor service
red cross collects over 13 million units of blood over the duration of world war II -
dr. isidor ravdin
successfully treats victims of peral harbor with albumin to increase blood volume, which means doctors dont have to transfuse as much stored blood -
american association of blood banks
independent blood banks join together to form a national network of blood banks