• Military medicine · Nov 2024

    Historical Article

    World War I and the Origins of Blood Transfusion for the Trauma Patient.

    • Joseph R Danford.
    • School of Medicine, Tulane Medical Center, 1430 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
    • Mil Med. 2024 Nov 5; 189 (11-12): 287289287-289.

    AbstractThe use of blood transfusion to treat hemorrhagic shock is a relatively new treatment with its origins in World War I. Due to the severity and nature of injuries seen, World War I provided the stimulus to propel medicine forward and accept whole blood transfusion for the trauma patient.© The Association of Military Surgeons of the United States 2023. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

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