Pre-hospital freeze-dried plasma for critical bleeding after trauma: A pilot randomized controlled trial.

Biswadev MitraBen MeadleyStephen BernardMarc MaegeleRussell L GruenOlivia BradleyErica M WoodZoe K McQuiltenMark FitzgeraldToby St ClairAndrew WebbDavid AndersonMichael C Reade
Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2023)
This first reported experience of freeze-dried plasma use in Australia suggests pre-hospital administration is feasible. Given longer prehospital times typically associated with HEMS attendance, there is potential clinical benefit from this intervention and rationale for a definitive trial.