Recent tests have shown that when a man gives a quart of blood for a transfusion he parts with more than a fourth of his entire life stream. The average healthy man pos-.sses a quantity of blood equal to 4.9 per cent., or about one-twentieth of his total weight; thus, if one weighs 1601b, he has about eight pounds of blood —a little less than four quarts. The quantity of blood was determined by injecting dye into each subject's circulation. Three minutes later samples of the blood were taken. The extent to which the dye had been diluted showed the amount of blood - ' '
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19140, 25 October 1927, Page 15
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103Untitled Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19140, 25 October 1927, Page 15
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