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Transfusion
; 60 Suppl 3: S36-S44, 2020 06.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32478876
RESUMO
The Texas Ranger Special Operations Group (SOG) performs high-risk warrant service and responds to callouts for evolving kinetic situations and special missions as required. These operations may occur many hours from a trauma center. Fresh whole blood (FWB) transfusions may offer a stopgap for those who are critically injured. To make FWB transfusions a viable option, several steps must be implemented. The following lays out how the Texas Ranger SOG will implement and conduct FWB transfusions using low titer group O whole blood. The techniques outlined may be useful for communities that may face critical blood shortage in disasters.