The First Practical Transfusion Method
The citrate method of transfusion as shown in Lewisohn’s illustrations (from Boston Med. & Surg. J., 190:733, 1924). This was the first method for transfusion that was simple enough to be practical.
A blog for all biological and medical ephemera, from the age of Abraham through the era of medical quackery and cure-all nostrums. Sometimes featuring illustrations of diseases and conditions of the times, sometimes fascinating ephemeral medical equipment, and sometimes clippings and information about the theories themselves.
