Transfusion support by a UK Role 1 medical team: A 2-year experience from Afghanistan

Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 440-444

  Aye Maung, Niall ^a   Doughty, H ^b   MacDonald, S ^c   Parker, P ^d  

^a MINISTRY OF DEFENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^c DMS Blood Supply Team ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD STORAGE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; MILITARY MEDICINE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; REFRIGERATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WAR;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; BLOOD PRESERVATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SELECTION; REFRIGERATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84998813309     PISSN: 00358665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jramc-2015-000489     Document Type: Article

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