Freedom from frozen: The first british military use of lyophilised plasma in forward resuscitation

Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 63-65

  Gokhale, S G ^a   Scorer, Thomas ^b   Doughty, H ^c  

^a MINISTRY OF DEFENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF NAVAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; CASE REPORT; FREEZE DRYING; GREAT BRITAIN; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; PLASMA; PROCEDURES; RESUSCITATION; SOLDIER;

AFGHANISTAN; BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; FREEZE DRYING; GREAT BRITAIN; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PLASMA; RESUSCITATION; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 84988589268     PISSN: 00358665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jramc-2014-000361     Document Type: Article

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