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Blood Tranfusion Outfit

1939; BMJ; Volume: 2; Issue: 4117 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/bmj.2.4117.1084

ISSN

0959-8138

Autores

J. M. Vaughan,

Tópico(s)

Surgical Sutures and Adhesives

Resumo

Shortly before the outbreak of war the Medical Research Council, acting for the Ministry of Health, established four depots in the Home Counties to collect, store, and distribute blood for civilian air raid casualties in London and the surrounding districts.These depots and the London sector hospitals were provided with special apparatus for the withdrawal and administration of blood.The apparatus as originally issued inverted position when it is required to administer blood by gravity.(In Fig. 1 the screw cap has been removed and replaced by a rubber bung.)The bottle is marked at 180 c.cm. and 540 c.cm. for measuring the anticoagulant solution and blood.Anticoagulant.-The anticoagulant solution used at present is 1.05 per cent.sodium citrate in 0.85 per cent.sodium chloride.Both salts must be of a high grade of

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