Prehospital blood transfusion versus crystalloid alone in the air medical transport of trauma patients

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 140-143

  Sumida, Michael P ^a   Quinn, Karen ^a   Lewis, Patricia L ^a   Jones, Yonna ^a   Barker, Donald E ^a   Ciraulo, David L ^b,c   Cowell, Vernon ^b   Luk, Stephen ^b   Murphy, Diane ^b   Jacobs, Lenworth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air medical transport; Blood transfusion; EMS; Prehospital care; Prehospital times; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOID SOLUTIONS; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PLASMA SUBSTITUTE;

ADULT; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AIR AMBULANCES; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PLASMA SUBSTITUTES; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034296746     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mmj.2000.110128     Document Type: Article

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