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First person to observe and describe blood cells , is known to be 21 year old dutch microscopist , Jan Swammerdam
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First recorded blood transfusion is with dogs and was performed by Richard Lower from England
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Dutch microscopist gives a more prescise description of blood cells , even giving the exact size of it
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A footnote in medical journal says a philadelphia physican perfprms the first human to humna blood transfusion
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British physiologist performs the first recoreded blood transfusian with humans , using a syringe
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Austrian physician publishes a paper describing his discovery on the three main blood group types. A, B, C
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Dr. Landsteiner and his colleagues discover a fourth blood type. AB
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Dr. Reuben performs the first blood transfusion using cross matching
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Francis Peyton discovers a solution that allows blood to be stored for a few weeks
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oswald Robertson , serving in the army , collected blood type 0 , and made his onwn blood depot
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Percy Lane makes a donor service out of his home in london
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Dr. serge is the first to test the transfusion of cadaver blood
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A group of anesthesiologists having a organized a transfusion service two years earlier , are the first to store citrated blood
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Dr. Phillips discovers an unknown antibody in the blood , form a still born inherited from the father
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civilian blood donor organized by the american red cross to collect blood plasma for war effort. first one made in new york
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just like the red cross blood centers , more were set up in the county. blood banks were joining together to form a national blood bank called american association blood bank
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trained surgeon, Dr walker made a plastic bog to store blood. which replaced glass bottles
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Dr. Max, using x-rays, was able to discover the structure of hemogoblin. protein which carries oxygen to red blood cells
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his work leads to the development of a test to detect presence of hepatitis b antibodies. to see if the donors are infected
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first cases of syndrome initially called GRID , later renamed to aids.
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Bruce Evatt, starts to think that GRID might be blood borne.
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Dr. luc, locates the virus that causes aids. and try to isolate it
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Dr. Robert gallo identifies the virus that causes aids. Names it HTLV III
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after dozens of people are infected with aids from blood transfusions, the first blood screening test to see if AIDS or HIV is in the blood. Battle is made to see who takes credit for who discoverd AIDS
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more sensitive tests are developed for screening blood tests for infections, dieseases