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Charles Richard Drew M.D

Charles Richard Drew M.D. INVENTION:BLOOD BANK. Dr. Drew was a medical doctor and surgeon who created the idea of a blood bank and a system for the long-term preservation of blood plasma.

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Charles Richard Drew M.D

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  1. Charles Richard Drew M.D INVENTION:BLOOD BANK

  2. Dr. Drew was a medical doctor and surgeon who created the idea of a blood bank and a system for the long-term preservation of blood plasma.

  3. His doctoral dissertation at Columbia University covered the condition of blood stored in blood banks and the method of storing blood as plasma to increase storage life.

  4. He later supervised the blood-plasma division of New York City's Blood Transfusion Association, which was involved in collecting blood for the British Army.

  5. When America went to war in 1941, Dr. Drew was named as director of the blood bank for the National Research Council, collecting blood for the U.S. army and navy, and setting the groundwork for the Red Cross collecting and banking proced

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