1628: English physician William Harvey discovers the circulation of blood. Shortly afterward, the earliest known blood transfusion is attempted. 1665: The first recorded successful blood transfusion occurs in England: Physician Richard Lower keeps dogs alive by transfusion of blood from other dogs. 1667: Jean-Baptiste Denis in France and Richard Lower in England separately report successful transfusions from lambs to humans.
Within 10 years, transfusing the blood of animals to humans becomes prohibited by law because of reactions. 1795: In Philadelphia, American physician Philip Syng Physick, performs the first human blood transfusion , although he does not publish this information. 1818: James Blundell , a British obstetrician, performs the first successful transfusion of human blood to a patient for the treatment of postpartum hemorrhage. Using the patient's husband as a donor, he…
