Nationwide estimates of the need for prehospital blood products after injury.

Zain G Hashmi Jan O JansenJeffrey D KerbyJohn B Holcomb

Published in: Transfusion (2022)

Annually, between 54,000 and 900,000 patients may potentially benefit from prehospital blood product resuscitation after injury in the United States. Prehospital blood utilization and collection of blood products will need to be increased to scale-up this life-saving intervention nationwide.

Keyphrases

cardiac arrest
end stage renal disease
randomized controlled trial
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
emergency medical
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes