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began in Europe, the Blood Transfusion Betterment Association (BTBA) of New York met with certain members of the British medical establishment about transfusion techniques. Plasma transfusion was possible at that time, but still experimental. No one had a good method for supplementing Britain's
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and the for-profit American Association of Blood Banks, Scudder publicly supported the Red Cross. He stated that blood donation should be a matter of civic responsibility, not profiteering.
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Scudder continued research in fields related both to blood work and surgery. He published papers on shock syndrome, banked blood, and using chemicals and
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supply project operational. Their work was estimated to have helped save the lives of thousands of Allied troops.
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specialist who developed the Plasma for Britain program during the early years of World War II. He recruited
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The Plasma for Britain program was estimated to save the lives of thousands of Allied troops.
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His health began to fail in the early 1970s. He died in December 1976 at the age of 76..
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Transfusion reactions during twelve years of banked blood at the Presbyterian hospital
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The managers of the BTBA turned to Dr. Scudder to organize the project. He recruited
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service. Four generations of the family and 42 members served in India.
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Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons alumni
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Scudder was born to John and Ellen Bartholemew Scudder in 1900 in
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to map the cardiovascular system. He co-authored many papers.
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to help develop the organization and its processes to get the
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