But Dr.Carrel was called on, and when the situation was explained to him, and it was made clear that the child would die anyhow, he readily consented to attempt the operation, although expressing very slight hope of its successful outcome.
"The father offered himself as the person whose blood should be furnished to the child.

It was impossible to give anaesthetics to either of them.

In a child of that age there is only one vein large enough to be used, and that is in the back of the leg, and deep seated.

A prominent surgeon who was present exposed this vein.

He said afterward that there was no sign of life in the child, and expressed the belief that the child had been, to all intents and purposes, dead for ten minutes.