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How do blood transfusions work? | Bill Schutt

How do blood transfusions work? | Bill Schutt

FromTED-Ed: Lessons Worth Sharing


How do blood transfusions work? | Bill Schutt

FromTED-Ed: Lessons Worth Sharing

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Length:
4 minutes
Released:
Feb 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In 1881, doctor William Halsted rushed to help his sister Minnie, who was hemorrhaging after childbirth. He quickly inserted a needle into his arm, withdrew his own blood, and transferred it to her. After a few uncertain minutes, she began to recover. What made this blood transfusion successful? Bill Schutt explains the history of the life-saving procedure. [Directed by Hype CG, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Gabriel Maia].
Released:
Feb 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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TED-Ed's commitment to creating lessons worth sharing is an extension of TED's mission of spreading great ideas. Within TED-Ed's growing library of TED-Ed animations, you will find carefully curated educational videos, many of which represent collaborations between talented educators and animators nominated through the TED-Ed website (ed.ted.com).