10 Lifesaving Heroes Who Saved Countless Number of Lives

#3.James Harrison

Australian James Harrison has been called “man with the golden arm”. At the age of 14, he underwent major chest surgery, requiring 13 litres of blood. Realizing the blood had saved his life, he made a pledge to start donating blood as soon as he turned eighteen. Upon donating it was discovered that his blood contained an unusually strong and persistent antibody called Rho(D) Immune Globulin. His blood plasma derivatives have since been given as treatment to one in ten pregnant women whose blood could potentially become incompatible with that of their children. He is now 78 and he’s been donating blood every couple weeks totaling over 1000 blood donations. These donations are estimated to have saved over two million unborn babies from dying of hemolytic disease.

#4.Jorge Odon

Jorge Odon is an Argentinean car mechanic and inventor who created a device car called Odon. Odon is a medical device that assists during a difficult birth. The low-cost device consists of a plastic sleeve that is inflated around the baby's head and is used to gently pull and ease the head of the infant through the birth canal. Worldwide, more than 13 million births each year face serious complications, and every day about 800 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. The World Health Organization offered favorable notices regarding the device which was recognized for its "potential to save the lives of mothers and newborns at the time of birth."

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