Pinkerton P H
Department of Clinical Pathology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Toronto, ON, Canada M4N 3M5.
Transfus Apher Sci. 2009 Feb;40(1):19-22. doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2008.11.011. Epub 2008 Dec 24.
In the early 20th Century most of the development of blood transfusion occurred in the United States. Transfusion activity in Canada dates from 1910, with evidence of its systematic use in both Toronto and Montreal prior to the First World War. Its use was quickly and widely accepted and exploited, particularly under the pressure of support for the management of war injuries. Within a decade transfusion was being used in the practice of surgery, pediatrics, internal medicine and obstetrics, both in University associated hospitals and in community and domiciliary practice, and indications for use developed.
20世纪初，输血技术的大部分发展都发生在美国。加拿大的输血活动始于1910年，有证据表明在第一次世界大战之前，输血技术已在多伦多和蒙特利尔得到系统应用。输血技术迅速被广泛接受并加以利用，尤其是在战争创伤救治需求的推动下。在十年内，输血技术已应用于外科、儿科、内科和产科领域，不仅在大学附属医院，也在社区和家庭医疗中得到应用，且应用指征不断发展。
