Blood Transfusions As A Mechanical Solution Essay

Sereniti Scott March 10, 2015 CHHS 212-01 The Blood That Makes Me, Me Blood transfusion are not new to the mechanical world, but now with advances through technology it has become a much more common practice. With any advancement comes an ethical struggle to accept, understand, and perfect. Currently, there are many difficulties when it comes to administering blood transfusions. Blood is the basis for our existence, some believe it is more than just what keeps us alive but it is the center of our spiral soul, and as a result controversies of religious right, medical obligation, legal responsibility, and moral imperative. The first experiment with using blood transfusions as a mechanical solution was in the 1600s. It was general knowledge in the 1600s that blood was assumed to wash back and forth throughout the body like a tide. Then in 1613, a doctor by the name of William Harvey â€Å"formulated the theory of blood circulation...and tested his theory on corpses† (Murphy, 2013). 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