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Photograph 055415 Second World War, 1939-1945MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-08-18. MRS J. EBELL (LEFT) AND MISS M. HENDERSON, RED CROSS AIDES, WASHING BLOOD TRANSFUSION GLASSWARE AT THE ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL.
052110 Accession Number: 052110
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MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-05-28. MRS E. BELL (FOREGROUND) AND MRS C. BALLANTYNE (OBSCURED), TWO RED CROSS AIDES, ATTEND TO MOST OF THE WASHING OF GLASSWARE AND RUBBER ARTICLES AT THE AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY BLOOD BANK AT THE OLD ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL. THIS "WASHING" IS AN ELABORATE PROCESS, IN WHICH STRONG CHEMICALS ARE USED IN THE FIRST STAGES TO REMOVE ANY PARTICLES OF SUBSTANCES WHICH WOULD BE HARMFUL TO A PATIENT. THE GLASSWARE AND RUBBER TUBING ARE THEN REPEATEDLY RINSED IN DISTILLED WATER AND FINALLY STERILISED BEFORE USE IN TAKING OR GIVING BLOOD.
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