Military Prehospital Use of Low Titer Group O Whole Blood.

Warner, Nicholas; Zheng, Jackson; Nix, Greg; Fisher, Andrew D; Johnson, Jeffery C; Williams, John E; Northern, D Marc; Hellums, John S

doi:10.55460/FYTI-EA5O

Military Prehospital Use of Low Titer Group O Whole Blood.

Nicholas Warner, Jackson Zheng, Greg Nix, Andrew D Fisher, Jeffery C Johnson, John E Williams, D Marc Northern, John S Hellums

Journal of Special Operations Medicine · 2018-01-01 · Case report

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Abstract

The military's use of whole-blood transfusions is not new but has recently received new emphasis by the Tactical Combat Casualty Care Committee. US Army units are implementing a systematic approach to obtain and use whole blood on the battlefield. This case report reviews the care of the first patient to receive low titer group O whole blood (LTOWB) transfusion, using a new protocol.

Military Prehospital Use of Low Titer Group O Whole Blood.

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