Hundreds of years ago, medicine and science were both considered mystical aspects of society that should be treated with apprehension and caution. All manner of diseases and ailments were rehabilitated using a variety of methods that, in today’s world, would be considered reckless or even barbaric.
One such treatment was blood transfusion. This practice initially started in the 17th century, but it was marred by disaster and misunderstanding. Click on to see how transfusions have developed over time and what happened when people received the wrong blood.