Blood loss Flashcards
1
Q
What three ways of reducing blood loss were used before the 1900s?
A
Cauterisation, ligatures and tourniquet’s
2
Q
What was a cauterisation?
A
The burning of blood vessels at the end of a wound.
3
Q
What was a ligature?
A
When blood vessels were sealed using silk threads or metal clips.
4
Q
What was a tourniquet?
A
A tourniquet or clamp was used to hold the wound closed by tightly constricting it.
5
Q
Who discovered that there was different blood types?
A
Karl Landsteiner in 1900
6
Q
Who performed the first successful transfusion using blood typing?
A
Reuben Ottenberg
7
Q
What was the job of sodium citrate which was discovered in 1914 by a Belgian doctor?
A
It stopped blood form clotting
8
Q
When was the first blood bank set up?
A
1917
