U.S. cities will not meet blood product resuscitation standards during major mass casualty incidents: Results of a THOR-AABB working party prospective analysis.

Jeremy W CannonNoah M IgraP Dayand BorgeAndrew P CapDana V DevineHeidi DoughtyZhi GengJessica F GuzmanPaul M NessDonald H JenkinsSrijana RajbhandaryDaniela SchmulevichJames R StubbsDouglas J WiebeMark H Yazer Philip C Spinella

Published in: Transfusion (2022)

In this simulated blast event, blood product demand exceeded local supply in some major U.S. cities. Options for closing this gap should be explored to optimize resuscitation during MCIs.

Keyphrases

cardiac arrest
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
patient safety
septic shock