BLUNDELL, James (1790 – 1877)
1790 – 1877
3 entries in the GMN corpus.
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1818 CE
#2015
Experiments on the transfusion of blood by the syringe.
Blundell invented a syringe by means of which he was able to transfuse dogs.
1819 CE
#2015.1
Some account of a case of obstinate vomiting, in which an attempt was made to prolong life, by the injection of blood into the veins.
Records the first human to human transfusion. A man received 12 to 14 oz. of blood from several donors by means of Blundell’s funnel and syringe. He died 56 hours after the transfusion.
1828 CE–1829 CE
#2017
Observations on transfusion of blood.
The first human to human transfusion in which the patient did not die. Blundell established the most fundamental points in transfusion, including the incompatibility of interspecies transfusion and the method of indir…