Summary
CHICAGO - Imagine being in a car crash, lying unconscious and bleeding in an ambulance. With no blood on board, paramedics give you an experimental substitute, but even at the hospital, you get fake blood for several hours before doctors try the real thing.
Medical ethicists say a study that is doing just that on hundreds of trauma patients without their consent should be halted.See the full content of this document
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Blood Substitute Study Draws Criticism
It's a renewed attack on research that began in 2004 after Northfield Laboratories got federal approval for its study of the blood substitute PolyHeme.
Debate was reignited by a Wall Street Journal story last week that suggested the company trie...See the full content of this document
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