Blundell J. Some account of a case of obstinate vomiting, in which an attempt was made to prolong life, by the injection of blood into the veins, 1819.

Catalog Record: Blundell J. Some account of a case of obstinate vomiting, in which an attempt was made to prolong life, by the injection of blood into the veins, 1819.

Title: Some account of a case of obstinate vomiting, in which an attempt was made to prolong life, by the injection of blood into the veins / by James Blundell.

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Author: Blundell, James, 1790-1877.

WLM Call Number: RB Journal Collection

Accession NO.: RB9015

Publisher: London : Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818.

Physical Description: [298] – 311 p. ; 22 cm.

Provenance: With bookplate of Hyman Miller M.D. [art deco, or art deco inspired, design].

Subject: Blood Transfusion.

Subject: Injections, Intravenous.

Type of Trace: Printed In
Title: Medico-chirurgical transactions, vol. 10.

General Notes: Digitized by Northern Micrographics March 10, 2010.

General Notes: This article reports what is believed to be Blundell’s first human blood transfusion, performed on a patient named Brazier in 1818. Brazier was suffering from “obstinate” vomiting as a result of a malignant disease of the pylorus. Assisted by Dr. Henry Kline, Blundell transfused blood to the patient and kept him alive for some 56
hours. “Read dec. 22 1818.”