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On transfusion of blood in extreme cases of haemorrhage.

Publication Details

Med. Chir. J. Rev., 3, 276-284. 1817 CE.

In 1816 Leacock, from Barbados, reported systematic experiments in Edinburgh on dogs and cats that established that donor and recipient must be of the same species, and recommended inter-human transfusion; he then returned to Barbados and published nothing more.

Thematic Classifications

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Entry Number#9701
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/11888
External URLon-transfusion-of-blood-in-extreme-cases-of-haemorrhage-med-chir-j-rev-18173276284

Geographic Context

Mentioned in annotation: Edinburgh; Barbados