Charles Drew and the History of Blood Banking: Facts & Contributions
Charles Richard Drew did not create the first blood bank. He pioneered large-scale blood banking in the U.S. during World War II, developing standardized collection, processing, and storage protocols that enabled mobile blood donation units and large blood banks for military and civilian use.
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