TY - JOUR
T1 - From battlefront to homefront
T2 - creation of a civilian walking blood bank
AU - Braverman, Maxwell A.
AU - Smith, Alison
AU - Shahan, Charles Patrick
AU - Axtman, Benjamin
AU - Epley, Eric
AU - Hitchman, Scott
AU - Waltman, Elizabeth
AU - Winckler, Christopher
AU - Nicholson, Susannah E.
AU - Eastridge, Brian J.
AU - Stewart, Ronald M.
AU - Jenkins, Donald H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 AABB
PY - 2020/6/1
Y1 - 2020/6/1
N2 - Hemorrhagic shock remains the leading cause of preventable death on the battlefield, despite major advances in trauma care. Early initiation of balanced resuscitation has been shown to decrease mortality in the hemorrhaging patient. To address transfusion limitations in austere environments or in the event of multiple casualties, walking blood banks have been used in the combat setting with great success. Leveraging the success of the region-wide whole blood program in San Antonio, Texas, we report a novel plan that represents a model response to mass casualty incidents.
AB - Hemorrhagic shock remains the leading cause of preventable death on the battlefield, despite major advances in trauma care. Early initiation of balanced resuscitation has been shown to decrease mortality in the hemorrhaging patient. To address transfusion limitations in austere environments or in the event of multiple casualties, walking blood banks have been used in the combat setting with great success. Leveraging the success of the region-wide whole blood program in San Antonio, Texas, we report a novel plan that represents a model response to mass casualty incidents.
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U2 - 10.1111/trf.15694
DO - 10.1111/trf.15694
M3 - Article
C2 - 32478857
AN - SCOPUS:85085701391
VL - 60
SP - S167-S172
JO - Transfusion
JF - Transfusion
SN - 0041-1132
IS - S3
ER -