http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.01.006
Trauma
patients air-lifted to hospital benefit from in-flight blood transfusions,
according to a major new study. These patients enjoyed improved survival and
were less likely to be in shock than others, according to the US
The
findings come from a study involving the air medical evacuation service at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania.
Paramedics
are administering the transfusions in emergency helicopters… presumably
compatibility requirements have been dealt with?
Where is
the role of the transfusion laboratory in this?
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