Conference
Feasibility and transport of packed red blood cells into Special Forces operational conditions
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Transfusing packed red blood cells (PRBCs) into Special Forces may provide a survival advantage from hemorrhage-induced battlefield injuries; however, the effect of the unique operational stressors on RBC integrity is not known.
METHODS: Pooled PRBCs (20 U) (7 days old), stored in Golden Hour containers, were exposed to the following simulated operational stressors: High-Altitude Low-Opening parachute descent from 30,000 ft, …
Authors
Boscarino C; Tien H; Acker J; Callum J; Hansen AL; Engels P; Glassberg E; Nathens A; Beckett A
Volume
76
Pagination
pp. 1013-1019
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
April 2014
DOI
10.1097/ta.0000000000000173
Conference proceedings
Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Issue
4
ISSN
2163-0755