DANFORD Joseph R

World war I and the origins of blood transfusion for the trauma patient/ 2Lt Joseph R. Danford - 2024

The 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.


BLOOD TRANSFUSION
TREATMENT
TRAUMA PATIENT