By Sara L. Latta
A excellent biography for younger readers, and a truly inspiring tale! Vivien Thomas labored tough to make a brand new approach to aid infants' hearts. find out about his existence and the surgical procedure he invented. Make your individual stethoscope, too.
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LEARNING ON THE JOB Image Credit: Courtesy of The Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives of The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Dr. Alfred Blalock Thomas found a job helping a doctor. His name was Alfred Blalock. Dr. Blalock had a lab. He studied animals. The men in the lab wanted to know how their bodies worked. What they learned would help them treat sick people. Image Credit: courtesy the Duke Medical Center Archives Dr. Blalock taught Thomas how to operate on animals in his lab. Thomas was so good at his job that soon he was the boss in the lab.
LEARNING ON THE JOB Image Credit: Courtesy of The Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives of The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Dr. Alfred Blalock Thomas found a job helping a doctor. His name was Alfred Blalock. Dr. Blalock had a lab. He studied animals. The men in the lab wanted to know how their bodies worked. What they learned would help them treat sick people. Image Credit: courtesy the Duke Medical Center Archives Dr. Blalock taught Thomas how to operate on animals in his lab. Thomas was so good at his job that soon he was the boss in the lab.
Thomas was so good at his job that soon he was the boss in the lab. A HEART MYSTERY Thomas helped Dr. Blalock solve a mystery. When a person got sick or hurt, sometimes the heart could not get enough blood to the rest of the body. Why? No one knew. Working side by side, the men figured it out. Image Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Thomas and Dr. Blalock’s discovery helped save the lives of many people who were hurt in wars. A NEW LIFE IN MARYLAND Dr. Blalock got a new job in Maryland.