U.S. soldiers "tagged" for blood transfusion
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U.S. soldiers "tagged" for blood transfusion
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U.S. Soldiers "Tagged" for Blood Transfusion
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PRECIOUS time will be saved in
giving blood transfusions to sol-
diers in the U. S. Army because each
man’s blood group will be stamped
on his identification tag. With a new
testing technique, it takes a techni-
cian only a few minutes to group the
blood. In making the test, a single
drop of blood is drawn from the sol-
dier and diluted with a small amount
of salt solution. Two drops of this
solution are then placed on separate
slips of glass and tested with dried
rabbit serum of different types. By
watching whether the blood clots on
either drop, the technician can de-
termine without the aid of a micro-
scope which grouping the blood
should be given. The dried and pow-
dered testing serums are supplied to the
Army in small glass tubes which are treated
with a chemical to absorb moisture. Anti A
serum is colored blue and Anti B, red, to in-
sure against errors in their use.
In addition to its greater speed, this
method of blood grouping is said to give
more accuracy than older techniques,
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Language (Dublin Core)
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eng
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Date Issued (Dublin Core)
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1942-02
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pages (Bibliographic Ontology)
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72
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Rights (Dublin Core)
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Public Domain (Google Digitized)
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Archived by (Dublin Core)
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Roberto Meneghetti
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Marco Bortolami (editor)
Popular Science Monthly, v. 140, n. 2, 1942
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