White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23

from depending upon the location or
rhe ohstrncted artery. Another meth
od eliminates the possibility of coagu-
/ hfion hv receiving the blood of the
donor in a solution If some substance
known II prevent coagulation.
With the foregoing facts in view,
the medical men who we're with the
American expeditionary forces decid-
Ell that whatever methed vas adopted
il would have To be n As simple as
might be and which could be taught
and learned in a very short time, yet
one Is faultleSS as possible. The in
direct method using sodium citrate TO
prevent coagulation. WIS decided upon.
Also n type of apparatus was devised
10 serve a a model for the MA
outfit. This apparatus was made OF
glass bottles. glass tubing. rubber STOP
pers and rubber tubing. Very little
skilled work was required in prepar-
ing ! large number of the sets. Al
the central medical laboratory the out-
fits were prepared and put up in car
rying cases. Every officer who took
the course of instruction there was
Senf out with a set ready for use. In
blood TRANSMISSION. besides the danger
of caagulation. there are other equal
,y important conditions that may be
harmful and must be taken into con-
slderstion. OF these. Two are of prin-
cipal Importance.
first. there is the danger Of the
transmission Of disease through the
medium Of the transfused blood An
individual who is suffering from such
: disease. Of which malaria and syphi-
lis are examples. must never be used
* 4 donor.
Second there is the possible biology
cal iaeempStibility between two bloods-
How IL Is oone.
II order 70 see the machinery in op-
Grafton. leI Us say that Il man In a
condition Of shock Is brought into IN
evacuation hospital near the battle
Ire. He : unconscious eoid. has a
low hloa.a pressure. snd haS suffered
considerable blood loSs before the flow
had heen stopped az the advance post
tie : nal IN y special shssek ward and
sn 3 special shock led. The ward i
Wsrua. quiet. restful and We'll yenn-
lated 4 for the bid. thai ac,entu-
afes fhese conditions over il is ex-
tended : frame supporting the bed
cloths n = manner that reminds n
q ! prairie schooner. An alcohol
stove. placed urSnn the hoar At the foot
Of The bed delivers the heat into the
schooner BY means Of i conducting
PIPE and a ~feaestra. The man lies I'M
der The covers with only his face ex-
pxSNa I = deemed best 70 perform
! e1sssa TRANSMISSION upon the patient
A feN droEss q his blood are procured.
and hy means 81 known serums h
f1as1 group 10 which he belongs ia
determined A glance AT the list Of
oo1arS and one is chosen who belongs
te he sane roup Blood Is drawn
f-en tAe doROr into 4 receptacle con
tanning sterile sodium citrate in the
rzchs urepor1ion snd this blood is in
se~-s into the wounded man.
= aevaz frsm the specific exam
pie ecezSiuasliy the blood wss STORED
90 Hs fcr several DAYS and thea used
p~r1zpr 81 The fnng iine. Such cases
se-e relatively few. heRexer. More
cfzz- Z donors Tor sI1aest immediate
zse eoais not De procured ~ were not
- - hzd \ sufficient number. a con
dsiaa that arises during big attacks
certain 1uid substitutes for blood were
employed As in the caSe 81 anti
c~oSEEianTS there are many such fluids
~ eourSe any blood substitute must be
harmless - tissues and red cells alike.
Tie Old standard fluid substitute.
which re- these requirelaenfs was
sterile normal salt solution. and. al
fhc1<h fhe Immediate e~et of intra-
VENOM saline j. equivalent sometimes
20 exea blood TRANSMISSION the benefit
. usually lost in q short time and an
opposite. teleter1ols eject : produced
Tbs result II Nzs found could he
avoided ard q relatively permanent ef-
fecf SECURED BY the ne II q fluid ~
the sans physical properties a. blood