Red blood cell transfusion: Experience in a rural aeromedical transport service

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 231-234

  Higgins, George L ^a   Baumann, Michael R ^a   Kendall, Kevin M ^b   Watts, Michael A ^a   Strout, Tania D ^a  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

aeromedical transport; blood transfusion; Emergency Medical Services; EMS

Indexed keywords

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

AIR AMBULANCES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; MAINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84864548120     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X12000659     Document Type: Article

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