Transfusion: By Means of the Scannell Apparatus
JAMES J. OʼHEARN, Minnie Strube · AJN American Journal of Nursing · 1929
y-^ in the operating rooms, under regular operating-room technic, unless the condition of the patient is such that he cannot be moved from the ward. This article covers ward procedure only. The treatment, blood transfusion, is given by the physicians. Three are preferred, although two frequently care for the treatment. Two doctors are aseptically clean and the third checks on the blood pressure. If three doctors are present, one nurse can give all the nursing care necessary during the operation, except in the case of a very restless patient. However, it facilitates matters greatly to have three help in the preparation, as follows: