Breakthrough!: How Three People Saved Blue Babies and Changed Medicine Forever
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In 1944 a groundbreaking operation repaired the congenital heart defect known as blue baby syndrome. The operation's success brought the surgeon Alfred Blalock international fame and paved the way for open-heart surgery. But the technique had been painstakingly developed by Vivien Thomas, Blalock's African American lab assistant, who stood behind Blalock in the operating room to give him step-by-step instructions. The stories of this medical...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0547821832
ISBN13:9780547821832
Release Date:December 2015
Publisher:Clarion Books
Length:144 Pages
Weight:1.21 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 7.2" x 9.1"
Age Range:10 to 12 years
Grade Range:Grades 5 to 7
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