Date of Award:
5-1-1986
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Biology
Department name when degree awarded
Biology
Committee Chair(s)
David (Andy) Anderson
Committee
David (Andy) Anderson
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to develop a transfusion technique that could be used in developing countries and in times of civilian disaster or wartime, when electricity and sophisticated equipment are not available. This technique consists of the use of a device for direct transfusion, consisting of plastic tubing connected to a stopcock and syringe, and a method of direct compatibility testing. The device was tested on sheep using a flow rate of 1 ml/s. No problems were encountered and no adverse reactions were observed. The compatibility technique was tested on 150 blood specimens. It was able to detect incompatibility or compatibility, in 94 percent of all compatibility tests and in 100 percent of those cases involving ABO incompatibilities, when compared to the standard tube test used in blood banking today.
Recommended Citation
Rich, Ann, "An Emergency Transfusion Technique" (1986). Biology. 544.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd_biology/544
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