1883/12/31 by John Berry Haycraft · 89 citations
Medicine · Arts and Humanities · #Leech Biology and Applications #History of Medicine Studies #Leech #Coagulation #Action (physics) #Medicine #Whole blood #Physiology #Surgery #Internal medicine #Computer science
paper · doi:10.1098/rspl.1883.0135
published in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 36(228-231), 478-487 (Royal Society)
openalex publication_date 1883/12/31 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/25
Abstract The following is an offshoot from a more extended investigation upon the coagulation of the blood not yet ready for publication. The blood flowing from a leech-bite is not readily stopped, often flowing for upwards of an hour after the animal has been removed. The blood with in the body of the creature remains fluid for an indefinite time; and when ejected it is found to have lost its coagulability. These are facts known to every surgeon, but they have received no explanation.