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Medical Mission: NY & New England RNs journey to Quito, Ecuador
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, 08-10-2011 at 08:14 AM
Medical Mission: NY & New England RNs journey to Quito, Ecuador

Take a virtual journey with New England and New York RNs on a medical mission to Hospital Padre Carollo in Quito, Ecuador. Follow their Aug. 22-26 blog about Medical Missions for Children based in Woburn, MA. This surgical mission will repair approximately 60 cleft lips and palates. Send us your mission questions and we will try to answer them while we are there.

Email your questions to abonazzo@gannetthg.com ...

Updated 08-10-2011 at 09:44 AM by tonybonazzo

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7 Interesting Facts about Blood Transfusions
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, 08-26-2010 at 12:25 PM
At NurseWeek’s Career Fair in Houston, Texas, Susan Baimbridge, RN, CCRN-CSC, ADCNS-BD, from St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, spoke about blood conservation during cardiac surgery. Here are some interesting facts she noted during her presentation.

Blood transfusions date back to the 17th century when they were used to change the humor of patients.
It was not until the Civil War that hemorrhage was recognized as a cause of death.
Transfusion medicine began during World War II.
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