Blood Forensic History

By averytaylor
  • Period: 3000 BCE to

    Major Discoveries or Advancements in Blood

  • Egyptian Bloodletting
    2500 BCE

    Egyptian Bloodletting

    Egyptians used bloodletting to try to cure diseases
  • Greeks
    500 BCE

    Greeks

    Greeks distinguished between arteries and veins
  • First time viewing blood cells

    First time viewing blood cells

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek viewed blood cells under a microscope
  • The creation of blood transfusions

    The creation of blood transfusions

    The first blood transfusion performed
  • Discovery of 3 blood types

    Discovery of 3 blood types

    Karl Landsteiner discovered three blood types: A, B, O
  • Discovery of the 4th Blood Type

    Discovery of the 4th Blood Type

    Alfred Decastello discovered the fourth blood type: AB
  • First Blood Donation

    First Blood Donation

    Percy Oliver established the first blood donor service
  • Mayo Clinic

    Mayo Clinic

    Mayo Clinic developed a method to store blood for transfusions
  • First Blood Bank

    First Blood Bank

    Dr. Bernard Fantus established the first blood bank
  • Discovery of the Rh Protein

    Discovery of the Rh Protein

    Karl Landsteiner discovered the Rh protein
  • First Recorded Case of AIDS

    First Recorded Case of AIDS

    The first case of AIDS recorded in the Congo
  • Robert Gallo Discovers HIV

    Robert Gallo Discovers HIV

    Robert Gallo identified the virus causing AIDS
  • ELISA Test

    ELISA Test

    Development of ELISA test to screen for diseases such as HIV
  • Creating Blood-Screening Tests

    Creating Blood-Screening Tests

    Scientists began developing blood-screening tests for infectious diseases