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The first blood banker:Oswald Hope Robertson

2000; Wiley; Volume: 40; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1046/j.1537-2995.2000.40010110.x

1537-2995

John R. Hess, Paul J. Schmidt,

Blood transfusion and management

TransfusionVolume 40, Issue 1 p. 110-113 The first blood banker:Oswald Hope Robertson J.R. Hess, J.R. Hess From the Blood Research Detachment, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC; and the Transfusion Medicine Academic Center, Florida Blood Services, Tampa, Florida.Search for more papers by this authorP.J. Schmidt, P.J. Schmidt From the Blood Research Detachment, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC; and the Transfusion Medicine Academic Center, Florida Blood Services, Tampa, Florida.Search for more papers by this author J.R. Hess, J.R. Hess From the Blood Research Detachment, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC; and the Transfusion Medicine Academic Center, Florida Blood Services, Tampa, Florida.Search for more papers by this authorP.J. Schmidt, P.J. Schmidt From the Blood Research Detachment, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC; and the Transfusion Medicine Academic Center, Florida Blood Services, Tampa, Florida.Search for more papers by this author First published: 24 April 2002 https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1537-2995.2000.40010110.xCitations: 35 Address reprint requests to: John R. Hess, MD, 5606 Oak Place, Bethesda, MD 20817; e-mail: [email protected]. The opinions expressed herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense. This is a US Government work; there is no copyright. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat REFERENCES 1 Hoag CL. The world's first blood banker—Oswald Hope Robertson. Bull AABB 1958; 11: 95–7. 2 Lee RI. A simple and rapid method for the selection of suitable donors for transfusion by the determination of blood groups. Br Med J 1917; 2: 684–5. 3 Lee RI. Letter of recommendation to Simon Flexner, attached to Oswald H. Robertson's April 5, 1915, application for fellowship. In: The Peyton Rous Collection, Rockefeller Archive, Tarrytown, NY. 4 Rous P, Turner JR. The preservation of living red blood cells in vitro. J Exp Med 1916; 23: 219–48. 5 Cushing H. From a surgeon's journal. Boston: Little Brown, 1936. 6 Hanigan WC, King SC. Cold blood and clinical research during World War I. Milit Med 1996; 161: 392–400. 7 Robertson OH. A method of citrated blood transfusion. Br Med J 1918; 1: 477–9. 8 Robertson OH. Memorandum on blood transfusion. Reports of the special investigation committee on surgical shock and allied conditions. No. 4. Medical Research Committee. London: His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1918: 143–81. 9 Giuou NM. Transfusion: a Canadian surgeon's story in war and peace. Yarmouth, NS, Canada: Stoneycroft, 1985. 10 Bowers JZ. Western medicine in a Chinese palace: Peking Union Medical College, 1917-1951. New York: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, 1972. 11 Allen JG. O.H. Robertson — an inquiring mind: from blood bank to cutthroat trout. Pharos 1985; 48: 25–7. 12 Kendrick DB. Blood program in World War II. Washington: Medical Department, United States Army, 1964: 15, 74, 714. 13 Keynes G. The history of blood transfusion. In: G Keynes, ed. Blood transfusion. London: Simpkin Marshall, 1949: 1–40. 14 Robertson LB. Further observations on the results of blood transfusion in war surgery. Br Med J 1917; 2: 679–82. 15 Robertson OH. Transfusion with preserved red blood cells. Br Med J 1918; 1: 691–5. 16 Transfusion of blood for the recently injured in the United States Army. Paris: Medical Division of the American Red Cross Society in France, 1918. 17 Blood transfusion. History of the Great War. Medical Services. Surgery of the War. London: HMSO, 1922: 108–28. 18 DeGowin EL, Hardin RC, Alsever JB. Blood transfusion. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 1949. 19 Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award of the American Association of Blood Banks presented to Oswald Hope Robertson, M.D. Bull AABB 1958; 11: 491. 20 Cabot R. Letter of recommendation to Simon Flexner, attached to Oswald H. Robertson's April 5, 1915, application for fellowship. Peyton Rous collection, Rockefeller Archive, Tarrytown, NY. Citing Literature Volume40, Issue1January 2000Pages 110-113 ReferencesRelatedInformation