Milk Transfusion

In the past, milk transfusions were used as a medical treatment to provide nutrients to people who were malnourished and as a substitute for blood as blood supply was low. This involved collecting milk from animals like goats or cows and then giving it to those intravenously to patients. This practice often led to bad symptoms such as headaches, shaking, and a fast heartbeat. During this time, anyone who needed medical help could have been subjected to milk transfusions, as it was seen as a potential solution for various health problems related to malnutrition and recovery after surgery. There was some success in recovery after an operation, but it was very rare.

As reports of the negative effects of milk transfusions started to emerge in the United States, it became clear that it was not a safe or effective treatment. Many people who received milk transfusions ended up feeling worse or even dying because of them. This led to widespread awareness that the practice was unfit for medical use in the US and needed to be stopped. The high death toll and harmful side effects associated with milk transfusions ultimately led to their end as a medical treatment in the US. 

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Sources: 
Oberman H. A. (1969). Early history of blood substitutes transfusion of milk. Transfusion, 9(2), 74–77. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1537-2995.1969.tb04920.x 

joseph w hower reported for the medical record. (1878). transfusion of milk versus transfusion of blood: clinical lecture delivered at charity hospital, nov. 9th lecture i transfusion of milk in exhaustion from excessive hemorrhage--transfusion of milk in phthisis--experiments upon animals. medical record (1866-1922), 14(23), 443. retrieved from https://login.libweb.lib.utsa.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/transfusion-milk-versus-blood/docview/88914803/se-2 

T, G. T. (1876). ART. IV.--Double Ovariolomy performed for the removal of Solid Ovarian Tumours. Transfusion of Milk four days after Operation. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences (1827-1924), 71(141), 61. https://login.libweb.lib.utsa.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/art-iv-double-ovariolomy-performed-removal-solid/docview/125255039/se-2