The first documented blood transfusion took place in 1667 in France, when physician Jean-Baptiste Denis transfused sheep’s blood into a teenage boy. The patient survived, but later transfusion experiments produced dangerous reactions because blood compatibility was not yet understood. Modern blood transfusion became safe only after the discovery of blood groups in the early 20th century.
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