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Military Prehospital Use of Low Titer Group O Whole Blood
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2018
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ThrombosisMedicineTransfusion MedicineHematologyPatient SafetyMilitary Prehospital UseOutcomes ResearchHemostasisBlood DonationWhole BloodCoagulopathyVascular AccessPrehospital ResuscitationNew ProtocolBlood TransfusionEmergency MedicineCase Report
The military's use of whole-blood transfusions is not new but has recently received new emphasis by the Tactical Combat Casualty Care Committee. US Army units are implementing a systematic approach to obtain and use whole blood on the battlefield. This case report reviews the care of the first patient to receive low titer group O whole blood (LTOWB) transfusion, using a new protocol.