REMARKABLE BLOOD TRANSFUSION CASE

Grey River Argus, 26 February 1949, Page 2

REMARKABLE BLOOD TRANSFUSION CASE

SYDNEY, Februaiv 25

Doctors at King George V. Hospital saved a woman’s life by replacing all the tiled in her body three times, i The medical registrar at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Dr. R. Darvall, sad that the transfusion, which lasted eight hours, was probably a world peace-time record. The woman suffered uncontrollable haemorrhage after the premature birth of her child. The doctors gave her four and a half gallons of new blood and serum. Two transfusion units were employed simultaneously for the whole period. The blood banks of the neighbouring hospitals were used and 21 university students gave blood. Ten doctors worked for the whole eight hours. The woman is now reported to be doing well.