Evening star., 1953-09-20

usually takes to furnish single pint Shortly afterward the
blood bank completed its tests and she received four pnts of
whole blood during the eight hours The patient was
officially pronounced 'out OF danger
Dextran is one of the pasma substitutes you'll be hearing
more and more about These preparations potent weapons
against hemoThage, burns and other conditions which may
produce shock Janes however indicates that they're
substitutes IN limited They're used only until the
real thing whole blood along Natures vital fluid can't
be initiated which big reason why bloOddono programs
are as important But in disasters blood substitutes
are indispensable
There is nothing all unusual about requiring blood
or blood substitutes hurry We accept stomach upses
heart trouble influenza and other infections part of the
normal hazards of life But accident is always something
that happens somebody else The facts tell another story
Accidents account for deaths of schOoae children than
any other cause Together with heart disease and
cerebral heohage they rank the Big Four killers among
grOwn-upS.
Nay Save Youx Lie
EVERY year an estimated 100000 Americans of all ages
are injured severely enough to require one to 10 pts
of fluid in ansfusions Moreover practically every
the hundreds of thousands of serious operations performed
annually calls for similar procedures The chances that you'll
need such special treatment within the next IL months
are greater than you may realize.
Whole blood isn't always available at once and
sooner later, you'll probably life to of
the blood substitutes First tested large scale by
the Germans during the early Gays Oh WOFO war
they have received increasing attention since.
Among the preparations and formulas tried the tree
substance gum arabic, milk protein called casein and -
more recently powder extracted from Ora ingredient
of New Orleans gumbo soup.
Experts consider three preparations most important Dex
an the product administered to Janet r., is sgarcane
substance long known waste that clogs the equipment of
sugar factories 1t first tried blood substitute by
Swedish doctors 1914. Another material is gelatin which
comes from cattle bones and related to the base of jelly
desserts The third product called PVP short for poyvny
prodene) developed by German chemists during the
from chemicals used in plastics.
These fluids be given anyone anywhere at any time
They'll keep indefinitely without refrigeration refrigerated
whole blood lasts only about three weeks Since they don't
have to be typed they be used instantly Recently
Columbia University blood researcher serious collision
on the road ahead He jammed his brakes pulled up along
side one of the victims and administered pint of PVP
the spot.
How They Work
PAsAdA substitutes all work the principle You
lose reasonable of blood without becoming hospital
case Your heart simply beats faster temporarily But when
though his heart steps up the pace it has less to pump on
Blood pressure drops sharply and circulation slows to relative
trice The tissues literally suocate from lack of oxygen
The patient falls into coma His pulse is weak
and fast; his skin turns pallid, moist cold. This
is the dangerous condition known as shock
- Shock also comes without loss of whole blood.
Severe burns weep Blood vessels normally
dependable pipelines, change into sleves