, 1874-12-22
PHYSICIANS IN COUNCIL.
IN Honest Doctor Tells How 10 ;Failod in
tho TRANSMISSION Of Blood.
The Case at Mercy Hospital.


Tho Case at Mercy Hospital.
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=, 1ho thlcago Nied'cal Society bold ono OF tta
bl-mnnth}y meetings ut tho Gnut House last
evening. Dr.. Quino occupied tho p,air,
rnarsrus1oy or n, nm
n~ r. noty raa1 ,s. ~ r ~.s.;.,
ao'1 isuo = pallot eutitlou y lrans-
fusion Oh hanbb blooa'' Tic substance OF tho
paper Is as follows: Over twb centuries ago tho
translueion Of tho blood of animals into human
be;pos. with 4 v;ox IN nro1ono;rr- i,to l., ~
aoi w." w." ~ e. A'o ~ sae
!as.., -. "ae eA.eas'soy ptaos'eso. Inc numpes
OF failures OF SUCCEEDS consigned tho operation to
a peace which waa only broken by tho export
ments OF Dr.. Oscar 1Tasso in Germany within
itbo ,,,t t1r,o ,,,,ra n. rr.na. .',,.1,s,.
's"0 lAas ,Is' 4,4," s:40' - t.0aso papnHnoo
- ooA 'l1l8 JoaF On INC subject, in
which 1t is stated that lambs blood Inns beon
transf,lscd IN caauB Of phthisis Nth wonderful
md startling effect far It d, nat gocrn lk1y +hst
tho odl,tio,, ~ to,w o,,1saa ~ 1.,,,,,, .aas
w. auat1oa " ~" ounccs u 4a"os olood
could sustain a sinking patient.
paper (Dr. Hotz) and Two othor mombors of tho
Mcdical socioty made n;,o e~,,or;,,a.,ta-. ~
coaoa NJ 1ht1,,s,a t,,roa T., ,osoa - as.s,.
saas0 ;a =. I 'ntoo ~ easos o. nnsonlo anao"
min, and ono IN homorrhago- Tho operation
failed in six oasps. Tho mode Of procedure in
tho transfusion ia tbus doscribed !. 4 vounr ani,
healthy lamb vas takon, atranned to n
t.,Io ..a H., ,,us.,'s pf'1 ~
,aoU' anu tno cseos1a @tory exposed
a arnall Chimp and ailk Hgaturo wero
applied to tho artery a few inches apart, to
stop tlso circulation OF tLo blood. 4 glass tj,bo
was then introduced between tho IgaturtHtk
tic clamp. The lamb being thus prepared, tue doc
tors turned to tho pnticnt; who wAa near by, and
selected q suitable ven in the forearm for tho re-
ceptlon OF tho lambs blood. An opening waa
made IN tho vein, and, tnbe being insertod,,
connection was mado with TINT in tho artery Of
the a1nn. and the transmission enaucs:. The on
erations lasted on MI average from eighty to leo
seconds. Tho quantity Of blood transfuaed wae
ascortaincd by allowing tho lanab's blood to tloN
into Yesscl for ton seconds.
Tho experiments nado do not coEroborato Dr..
llaeao'a experience, anu tho questions arise,
Mll Ian LAMB ;1, 70 At At our disposal WHOM & Se want
frick examined tho bIood Of q woman twonty
minutes dead. She had Ind lambs blood trana'
fused into hor yoins. lIo found somo yellowBh
elements ~ 1t, tho largest Of which Soro two
ta1ruB or tho efzo or tho human bloou-cola.
Prol. Landois' experiments nnd experience also
cot'uenn tue TRANSMISSION. Tho introduction oi
cospnHolcH. Tho accumulation of nutritiye ma
terial in tho blood in tho only way
by which tho TRANSMISSION Of animal blood
can boneflt human subject. 15ut as there
oyor assunae tho physiological properties aud
discharge tllo physiological functions OF human
blood corpuacos, it is impossible to permanently
rep!ace any want Of human blood by tho trana-
fusion OF 'ano D!pna: p1scuss.oy
The pnper was accepted, and brief discussion
of it's merits enBued.
Pr: . Paoli e,1logixol TUG papor. Pr, Adolphus
10 sa naaa Ris bssEsa d. Ea a et Seeq ses i %.s long sa
thing On tho part Of tho Doctor to maka known
tho result Of lis experiments whom tho majority
Of tlcnl 1rcro failures; II was oqual to Tho case