Blood transfusion on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War

Abstract

The article presents data on blood transfusions at diff erent stages of medical evacuation of army and front-line areas during the Great Patriotic War. It is emphasized that in the system of treatment of the wounded during the last war, great importance was placed on early transfusion therapy, transfusions of banked blood, its components and preparations, as well as blood substitutes. The experience of the Great Patriotic War testifi es to the huge role of blood transfusions in the treatment of the wounded.