Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-26


dlsease-m massage. local hdt baths. stimu
iatins diet and various drugs-had been
tried without any effect.
Ut McCaskey then decided on a trans
fusion OF blood as the only hope of restor-
Ing the patients fading vitality.
heaithy' staiwart young man. Ernest Lane.
married and a chauffeur by occupation.
Volunteered TO give the necessary blood
inc surgical part of the TRANSMISSION was
oirected by DR.. James r Gra.tan and tho
laboratory technique was furnished bv D-
James G. Dryer. The mcdian vain &, ,ha
oo'oF LETT forearm was opened and tho
''e'po'oihs vein In Anna Held's right
forearm. e'4l
one end of the severed vein in each NOR
son was ciamped to stop the flow of bIood
ne open end OF the mans vein was tbor
at'ached to the open end OF Anna He,d,,
vein by tiny gold wires bent into tho for,,
OF an arc io' LII
The wires have sharpened end. A..
enter the walls Of the blood vos,o,. 80
Ao'u mem together until the operation ia
competed. regulating device was placed
over the donors vein enabling the sur-
icons 70 stop or reduce the flow of blood
at any moment in case dangerous SWIM
toms should show themselves.
Inc technique OF this operation was er-
tremeiy elaborate and delicate and q,
adequate description would fiji hool,
Diuou TRANSMISSION Is always an extremelv
aiiflcult and doubtful operation 1sho
plood or one person often refuses to minela
c, l,n ~ ,!at OF another The slightest blood
~ VI ar bubble or the tinest piece OF
iorelsn matter carried into the circulator,
system or the recipient Is bound IN h.yo
an extremely dangerous and probably
iatal effect. In Anna Held's nearly Ufc.
less condition 1t would almost certainty
have meant death.
The blood was allowed TO flow SLOWLY
Tor half an hour. About twenty-five ounces
VI u.oou was transfused, equal probably to
quarter or the patients blood weight
mo TRANSMISSION was apparently suc-
cessIul and the severed veins were united
again in their normal position.
Immediately after this, however. eigns
OF severe surgical shock showed them.
selves IN the patient. She developed
marked chill and threatened to collanse
Hot cloths were applied and the tntarnai
ana other treatment usual in such casea
was given.
Al the end Of a few hours she gratified
hef ANXIOUS physician by recovering from
the surgical shock. Her color improved.
and she fell into refreshing sleep
3 On awakening she ate food with better
appetite than she had shown for several
months. 1t was evident that the blood
TRANSMISSION was a success. ar least tempo-
rarly, and that it was helping her to as
simulate nourishment
On the following day her physician be-
gan to give her daily baths of ultraviolet
light. For this purpose he used lamp Civ
ing 1000 to 5000 Angstrom units OF wave
length. The object or this was to give the
olood the nourishment 1t normally receives
from the actinic rays Of tho sun. Under the
rays of the lamp the patient lying helpless
on her bed actually developed a tint re-
sembling sunburn.
at the end Of n week tho improvement In
Anna Helds condition was, according 10
her physician, still evident. In discussing
her condition Or. McCaskey said:
In blood tran sfusion, believe we have
found the only thing that offered any hone
OF saving Miss Helds life. DO not suppose
that am promising permanent cure. No
case OF the disease has ever been cured
and 1t would be unreasonable to suggest we
have found one.
The TRANSMISSION enriches her blood and
enables her to assimilate nourishment and
to fight the poison that Is invading her sys-