The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-05-28. AT THE AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY BLOOD BANK AT THE OLD ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL SOME OF THE BLOOD TAKEN FROM RED CROSS DONORS IS CONVERTED INTO SERUM, WHICH CAN BE STORED FOR A MUCH LONGER PERIOD THAN THE WHOLE BLOOD WHICH CONTAINS CELLS. THE FIRST STEP IN THE PREPARATION OF SERUM IS THE REMOVAL OF THE CELLS. A CREAM SEPARATOR HAS BEEN ADAPTED TO DO THIS. HERE MISS J. MCNAUGHTON IS SHOWN OPERATING THE SEPARATOR.
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-05-20. AFTER BOTTLES CONTAINING BLOOD FOR TRANSFUSIONS HAVE BEEN RETURNED FROM THE BLEEDING CENTRES, WHERE THE BLOOD IS EXTRACTED FROM DONORS, TO THE COMMONWEALTH SERUM LABORATORI
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-08-18. MISS M. MCNAUGHTON OF THE RED CROSS BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE, FILTERS BLOOD SERUM AT THE ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL.
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-05-25. BLOOD TESTING AND GROUPING SECTION OF THE AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY AT THE WALTER AND ELIZA HALL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NEW ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL. AFTER THE BALANCING OP
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-05-28. MISS M. BICK, THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY BLOOD BANK AT THE OLD ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL, IS SEEN HERE EXAMINING SOME SAMPLES OF LIQUID IN CEL
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-05-28. EXTRACTING BLOOD FROM A RED CROSS DONOR AT THE AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY BLOOD BANK AT THE OLD ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL. DR. D. CUMING (CENTRE) IS MARKING THE SKIN OF TH
VICTORIA. 1944-02-29. MISS M. BICK M.SC., IN CHARGE OF SERUM PREPARATIONS AT THE BLOOD BANK OF AUSTRALIA RED CROSS BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE, HANDING A BOTTLE OF SERUM TO A VOLUNTEER WORKER.
