Blood Transfutions Flashcards
What were the main problems that blood transfusions tackled
Great amounts of blood loss- couldn’t cause shock which usually killed
Not being able to store blood
Deep wounds bleed A LOT
What was the first medical development with blood transfusions
2 people hooked up to teachother, blood from one goes to the other
What was the problem with the first blood transfusions
It meant that double the amount of soldiers weren’t fighting on the western front.
When was the blood transfusion - the use of sodium citrate
1915
What was the problem that sodium citrate tackled
Not being able to store blood
Patients went into shock due to blood loss , before surgery this could kill.
What medical development did sodium citrate lead to
Sodium citrate when mixed into blood meant that it could be stored.
What was the benefit of sodium citrate
Blood could now be sorted for up to two days this meant they no longer needed 2 soldiers ‘hooked up’to eachother
When was the use of citrate glucose in blood transfusions
1916
What was the problem that citrate glucose tackled
Blood not being able to be stored for long enough
What medical development did the use of citrate glucose cause
Adding citrate glucose to the blood meant that blood could be stored for longer
What was the benefit of using glucose citrate
Blood can now be stored for up to 4 weeks
When was the use of portable blood transfusion kits used
1915
What problem did portable transfusion kits tackle
Loosing too much blood in trenches before getting a transplant
What was the medical development of portable blood transfusion kits
Added a device to the blood bottle to control the flow of blood
What was the benefit of using portable transfusion kits
Can now do transfusions in the trenches
