Fresh whole blood transfusion capability for special operations forces

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2015, Pages S153-S156

  Beckett, Andrew ^a,b   Callum, Jeannie ^c   Da Luz, Luis Teodoro ^c   Schmid, Joanne ^a   Funk, Christopher ^e   Glassberg, Elon ^d   Tien, Homer ^a,c  

^a 1 Canadian Field Hospital   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANADA; COMPLICATION; ENVIRONMENT; HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; INJURY; IRAQ; SOLDIER; WAR;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AFGHANISTAN; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANADA; ENVIRONMENT; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; IRAQ; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; MILITARY PERSONNEL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84937575811     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.012614     Document Type: Review

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