The "News Chronicle" Medical Correspondent describes plasma as the next best thing to whole blood for for transfusion.
"Plasmh is the liquid remaining after blood has clotted and the clots containing the red blood cells have been removed.
"Neither liquid can be preserved for more than a few days before decomposing; even then it is very difficult to keep it free from germs, and the large bulk is inconvenient for rapid transport in war.
"The plasma can be dried in the same way as milk in conditions of absolute sterility.
"By quickly adding boiling water the transfusion fluid can' be prepared for immediate use, Another very important advantage is that plasma mey be given at once.
"There is no need to test the patient to discover. his blood group because the red cells have been removed."
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