Post by naturalone on Feb 19, 2004 15:08:14 GMT -5
Dr. Charles Richard Drew (1904-1950) was the first person to develop the blood bank. His introduction of a system for the storing of blood plasma revolutionized the medical profession. Drew first utilized his system on the battlefields of Europe and the Pacific during World War II. He later organized the world's first blood bank project - Blood for Britain. He also established the American Red Cross Blood Bank, of which he was the first director.
