TRANSFUSION OF BLOOD.
BROTHER SAVES SISTER. A CASE AT BROKEN HILT;, An interesting operation was performed by Dr. Kneebone, the surgeon superintendent of the Broken Hill Hospital, re-' centiy. A patien€ who was once a nurse at the institution underwent a serious • operation for the removal of a kidney. The operation was entirely successful, but complication followed, and in urder to save the patient's life it was necessary, to supply her with additional blood. Her brother, aged 35, volunteered, and about one pint and a quarter of blood was drawn off from a vein in his arm into a sterilised flask, and injected under pressure into a vein in the girl's arm. It was stated that the effect of the additional blood was instantly noticeable. The operation was a success, sad the patient has been improving ever since the % transfusion took place. Her brother, : however, developed enteric fever shortly j after the operation. Observation pointed j| to the fact that the fever was developing at the time he gave his blood. His sister was not affected by fever. BotW patients are now steadily progressing to- ' ward recovery.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18553, 10 November 1923, Page 8
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