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| Born | 27 December 1790 Holborn |
| Died | 15 January 1878 | Age 87 London |
James Blundell 1818
Dr. James Blundell ( 1791 Holborn, London, England – 1878) performed the first successful transfusion of human blood to treat postpartum haemorrhage. The donor was the patient's husband, Blundell extracted four ounces of blood from his arm to transfuse into his wife.Between 1825 and 1830, Blundell performed 10 transfusions, five of which were beneficial, and published his results. He also invented a number of instruments for the transfusion of blood.
In 1840, at St George's Hospital Medical School in London, Samuel Armstrong Lane, aided by Dr. Blundell, performed the first successful whole blood transfusion to treat haemophilia.
Beginnings of Transfusion
In the 1660s, the physician Richard Lower gave a demonstration of blood transfusion between animals in front of his distinguished colleagues from the Royal Society.
