Transfusion of large amounts of blood products is a complex and changing practice. British and American military experience of the process in Afghanistan and Iraq,...
Rationale and key points Blood component transfusion, commonly referred to as ‘blood transfusion’, is a general term for the transfusion of red blood cells,...
Blood component transfusion is a procedure undertaken by nurses across a range of clinical specialties. An understanding of why blood components are used, and the...
Blood loss due to trauma is a leading cause of death in young people and is the result of the ‘lethal triad’ of hypothermia, acidosis and coagulopathy, which...