The Human Factor

Description:

"The Human Factor - Shipping and Storage of Whole Blood," details the collection, handling, storage and shipment of whole blood for the United States Military. Problems in storage, shipping and safety are specifically explained, as are the US Army protocols for handing blood and plasma. Emphasis is upon the handling of blood products in the Pacific as it relates to the Viet Nam wartime theatre of operations.

subjects: blood,  plasma,  Vietnam,  Pacific Theatre of Operations,  Viet Nam,  Okinawa,  Japan,  Thailand,  Korea,  Cambodia,  Medical,  Nurses,  Doctors,  U.S. Army,  U.S. Military,  aircraft,  Jeeps,  armed personnel carriers

Places: Okinawa,  Viet Nam,  Cambodia,  Laos,  Japan,  Korea,  Taiwan,  Philippines,  United States,  California,  Medical Field Service School,  Ft. Sam Houston,  Texas

Times: 1960s