Blood Transfusions and Synthetic Blood

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Blood Transfusions and Synthetic Blood

Listen Thursday, Mar. 10, 2005 at 12:06 p.m. in Disaster, Science

By this Spring, a Fairfax County hospital hopes to launch a project to put a "fake" blood substitute called Polyheme in emergency vehicles. The new substance holds promise for reducing the number of extreme trauma victims who die in transit to the hospital. But the terms of the trial have alarmed some medical ethicists. We look at the challenges of blood transfusions and the promises of synthetic alternatives.

Audio archives, transcripts and CDs will be available approximately 15 minutes after the program ends.

Guests

Dr. Gerald Sandler

Professor of Medicine and Pathology; Director, Transfusion Medicine at Georgetown University Hospital

Leonard Glantz

Professor of Health Law; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Boston University's School of Public Health

Dr. Christopher Michetti

Trauma surgeon; Polyheme trial sub-investigator at Inova Fairfax Hospital

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