History Flashcards
First recorded blood transfusion performed
Pope Innocent VII
Discovery of Circulatory System
William Harvey
Animal to Animal Transfusion (Dog)
Richard Lower
Animal to Human transfusion (Sheep to Human)
Jean Baptiste Denys
First successful human blood transfusion
James Blundell
First to work on blood transfusion and blood preservation techniques
Charles Drew
Na3PO4 anticoagulant
Sodium Phosphate - Braxton Hicks
Na3C6H5O7 anticoagulant
Sodium Citrate - Albert Huston
Determined minimum non-toxic amount of Citrate to prevent coagulation
Richard Lewisohn
Citrate-Dextrose anticoagulant
Rous and Turner
Acid Citrate Dextrose anticoagulant
Loutit and Mollison
Utilized glycerol to extend RBC lifespan by 10 years
Audrey Smith
Citrate Phosphate Dextrose as standard preservative
John Gibson
First Vein to Vein Transfusion
Edward Lindemann
Syringe valve apparatus
Lester Unger
Syringe valve apparatus
Lester Unger
Discovered ABO blood groups
Karl Landsteiner
Fourth Blood group: AB
Decastello and Sturli
Discovered MN and P systems
Landsteiner and Levine
Discovered Rh blood group
Landsteiner and Weiner
World’s first blood bank
Cook County Hospital of Chicago
First community-based blood center
Erwin Memorial Blood Bank