Fake blood not something you want
Aug. 6th, 2008 07:35 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jackofallgeeksA few years ago, the medical field had high hopes for fake blood
substitutes, which were universally compatible and had a three year
unrefridgerated shelf life. That's a lot more than can be said about the
regular stuff we usually pump. Unfortunately, trials
have shown that the fake blood causes "vasoconstriction," making patients
2.7 times more likely to have a heart attack and 30% more likely to die from
one. Trials have been called off.
substitutes, which were universally compatible and had a three year
unrefridgerated shelf life. That's a lot more than can be said about the
regular stuff we usually pump. Unfortunately, trials
have shown that the fake blood causes "vasoconstriction," making patients
2.7 times more likely to have a heart attack and 30% more likely to die from
one. Trials have been called off.
