Blood Transfusion Between the Wars

Bibliographic Data

ID9087631
AuthorsWilliam H Schneider (corresponding author)
Year2003
Volume58
Issue2
Pages187-224
Publication date2003-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-5045 • E-ISSN: 1468-4373
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/jhmas/58.2.187
PMID12776438
OpenAlexW2092098083
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited5

This article examines the introduction of blood transfusion into general practice from the end of the First World War to the Second World War. Developments during most of this period were not the result of new discoveries but rather the spread of ideas and the establishment of donor organizations to secure an adequate blood supply. The identification, testing, and organization of potential donors were done in a wide variety of settings that reflected differences in political and cultural experiences. At the end of the 1930s, with war approaching, the resolution of problems with storage of blood and the discovery of new techniques for separating and storing plasma dramatically changed transfusion practice. Thus, the innovations of the Second World War were very much based on the development of broad donor organizations plus the new technical discoveries that had occurred during the interwar period.

Aesthetics · Ancient history · Art · Biology · Blood supply · Blood transfusion · First world war · Identification (biology) · Interwar period · Period (music) · Political science · Politics · Variety (cybernetics) · World War II · Computer Science · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · History · Law · Medical History and Innovations · Medical History and Research · Medicine · Surgery