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A person named Jean Baptiste Denys invented a method of blood transfusion. He transfused sheep blood into a 15 year old boy.
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James Blundell performs the first sucsessful human-to-human blood transfusion.
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Karl Landsteiner discovers the first three blood groups.
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Ludvig Hektoen suggests that it might be more effective and safe if we matched blood groups to each other for transfusions.
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Blood can be preserved longer.
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Dried plasma becomes a vital element in the treatment of wounded soldiers during World War II.
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The Red Cross begins the first nationwide blood program for people by opening its first blood collection center in Rochester, New York.
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Platelet concentrates are recognized for reducing the death from hemorrhage in cancer patients.
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Blood banks move toward an all-volunteer blood donor system.
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Additive solutions extend shelf life of red blood cells to 42 days.
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The U.S. blood banking groups issue their first warning about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
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mmediately after the FDA licenses the first test to detect the antibody to HIV on March 3rd, Red Cross Blood Services regions begin testing all newly donated blood.
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First National Testing Laboratory, applying standardized tests to ensure safety of Red Cross blood products, opens in Dedham, Mass. Today, the Red Cross performs a dozen tests on each of more than 6 million blood donations a year in five state-of-the-art standardized national testing laboratories (NTLs).
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Nucleic acid amplification test (NAT) for HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) licensed by the Food and Drug Administration.