[BP (OP)]

Does anyone know who came up with the idea of blood transfusion?  I have heard that the man who invented it was in an accident and was not allowed to receive a transfusion that would of saved his life and died.

[Exodus]

Dr. Charles Richard Drew

Resident Tour Operator - The Naked Scientists

[NakedScientist]

I've just given Dalya a book to review about blood transfusions, including the first blood transfusion. I'll ask her to look up the relevant details...

TNS

[Ultima]

I can’t remember from my History lessons but I know the first transfusions used pigs blood, obviously killing the patients. Later they used human blood but having no idea of “Blood Type” only about 1/3 were successful leading scientists to speculate why.

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