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Jan 1, 1200
blood flow
Eminent Cairo found out how blood flows between blood and lungs -
vain valves
the first picture of vain valves were published -
Jan Swammerdam
Jan Swammerdam describes red blood cells for the first time -
Richard Lower
the first recorded blood tranfusion in animals by Richard Lower -
human tranfusions baned
Due to the sue from Dr. Denis to Antoine Mavroy's widow all tranfusions involving humans is baned -
blood transfusion
first blood transfusion from animal to amial and animal to human -
James blundell
first human to human blood transfusion performed bby James blundell -
Karl Landsteiner
Karl landsteiner publishs paper that describes A, B, and O blood -
AB blood
Alfred Von Decastello and Adriano Sturli discovered blood type AB -
blood clotting
dr. Hustin publishes that adding sodium Citrate to blood will prevent blood clotting -
Percy Lane Oliver
Percy Lane Oliver starts a blood donor service in his house -
Blood collection
Soviets make places where blood is collected & stored for transfusion -
Dr. Norman Bethune
Dr. Norman Bethune organizes a mobile blood service in madrid -
Rh blood
the Rh blood group is discovered by Karl andsteiner and Alexander Wiener -
american red cross
the american red cross organizes service for victims during war -
American Association of Blood Banks
directors of blood banks held a meeting to speak over the American Association of Blood Banks -
Carl W. Walter
plastic bags to hold blood where introduced by R. Carl W. Walter -
hemoglobin
dr. Max Perutz discovered the structure of hemoglobin -
AIDs
first case of aids brought to the attentin of doctors -
Dr. Bruce
Dr. Bruce evatt showed his theory that AIDs is a blood borne syndrome at a meeting in the U.S. Public Heart Service -
AIDS
researchers located the virus which causes AIDS -
Dr. Robert Gallo
In a press confrence Dr. Robert Gallo annouces that they have found the cause of AIDS and calls it HTLVIII -
Elisa test
The Elisa test id licensed by the U.S. goverment -
screening test
from 1987 to 2003 many test were made to check donated blood for infections/ diseases
