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In our experiments studying the effect of transfusion of blood from a burned animal (dog) to a normal animal we resorted to a method of cross transfusion which obtained blood from the vena cava (draining the burned area), and cross transfused large quantities (several hundred cc) to and from the normal and burned animal. The average drop in blood pressure of dogs receiving blood from normal dogs was 19 mm of mercury, compared to a drop of 42 mm in dogs receiving blood from burned animals in the same quantity and same speed of injection. The mortality rate in 30 dogs receiving blood from the vena cava of normal animals was 16.6% compared to a rate of 27.7% in 18 dogs receiving blood from the vena cavaof animals burned on the lower extremities and distal torso.
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