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red blood cells!
Jon swammerdam becomes the first person to observe and describe red blood cells. -
Marcello malpighi
Marcello Malpighi observes capillary system which consists of vessels that connect arteries and vains -
First Blood Transfusion in Animals
Richard Lower performs first blood transfusion in animals. Connects the jugular vein of a dog to a second, reviving the first dog. -
A grain of sand!
anton van leeuwenhoek says that red blood cells are 25,000 times smaller than a grain of sand -
First Blood Transfusion in Animals
James Blundell performs first recorded human to human blood transfusion -
3 blood types
Karl Landstein discovers the 3 blood groups -
Discovery of AB
Alfred Von Decastello and Adriano Sturli discover the 4th blood group AB -
Donor Service
Percy Lane Oliver starts a blood donor service. Volunteers called to donate whenever needed -
Soviet Union
Soviets establish facilities to collect and store blood for transfusions -
Suicide Victim saved
Dr. Serge Yudin saves a suicide victim by transfusing a dead body's blood to his -
Blood use in hospitals
A group of anasthesiologists begin to citrate blood for use in hospitals -
Women
Drs. Phillip Levine and R.E. Stetson discover unknown anti-bodies in women linked to stilborns -
American Red Cross
the Red Cross collects civilian blood for troops -
War Effort
First Blood center opens in New York, Red Cross collects over 13 million units in blood -
A day that will live in infamy ...
Dr. Isidor Ravdin successfully treats pearl harbor victims with albumin to increase blood volume -
Blood banks
American Association of Blood Banks established post-WWII -
Plastic Bags
Dr. Carl W. walter develops plastic bags for the collection of blood -
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobin discovered, protein with red blood cells that carry oxygen -
FDA in control
the FDA becomes in control of the blood banking industry -
AIDS
AIDS discovered in gay individuals -
Cause of AIDS
French researchers discover the virus that causes AIDS known as LAV -
Correction, French scientists
Dr. Robert Gallo anounces that the virus that causes AIDS is HILV -
what a good idea!
Blood banks and plasma centers adopt screen testing -
US v. France
US and France have a legal battle over the credit of the Discovery of AIDS, both share credit -
Detection of AIDS
HIV blood creening detects presence or absence of AIDS
