Blood Banking I Flashcards
Fully described the circulation and properties of blood
William Harvey
King Louis XIV’s physician who transfused blood from a sheep
Jean-Baptiste Denys
Richard Lewisohn
Sodium citrate as an anticoagulant of blood
Discovered the first human blood groups
Karl Landsteiner
What is blood banking?
The process of collecting (donation), testing, processing, and storing blood for later use (transfusion)
Lead to establishment of blood banks
Discovery of sodium citrate as a blood anticoagulant
First recorded attempt of a blood transfusion
1942: Pope Innocent VIII
Discovered AB blood group
Alfred von Decastello
Adriano Sturli
Ethanol fractionation
Method of breaking down blood into its component parts to obtain albumin, gamma, globulin, and fibrinogen
Albert Hustin
Conducted the first non-direct transfusion using sodium citrate as an anticoagulant
Old term for AIDS
Gay-related Immunodeficiency Disease
First blood depot
Large amounts of Type O were collected, preserved, and used for wounded soldiers
Introduced plastic blood bag
Fenwal Co.
Charles Drew
Pioneer in plasma preservation and a major contributor to the advancement of blood banking in the US
Suggested cross-matching
Reuben Ottenberg
What is babesiosis?
Disease caused by a protozoan, spread by Ixodes scapularis ticks
American Association of Blood Banks
1 Organized to support and encourage continued blood research
2 Promote exchange of information
3 Develop standards of practice for blood banks
Other term for blood banking
Transfusion medicine
Developed ethanol fractionation
Edwin Cohn
Opened first true blood bank
Chicago’s Cook County Hospital
Preparation before donating blood
1 Have enough rest and sleep
2 No alcohol intake 24 hours prior to blood collection
3 No medications for at least 24 hours prior to blood collection
4 Have something to eat prior to blood donation
5 Drink plenty of fluids
Deferral time for pheresis
48 hours
RBCs are transfused back to the patient
Cell saver
Basic requirements
1 In good health
2 Between 16 to 65 years old (16 and 17 year olds need parents’ consent)
3 Weigh at least 110 pounds
4 Have a blood pressure between
Systolic: 90-160 mmHg
Diastolic: 60-100 mmHg
5 Pass the physical and health history assessments