Tactical transfusion—Importance and logistics of integrating prehospital blood in tactical <scp>EMS</scp> operations
We demonstrate that civilian prehospital blood protocols can be modified to allow incorporation into TEMS operations. Future research should review outcomes when blood is administered within the TEMS environment.
Authors
- Sam Patrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9239-6310)
- Randall Schaefer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6882-3981)
- John N. Dunn
- Zaffer Qasim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9633-9206)
- Bruce Tilson
Institutions
- Washington State Department of Agriculture (US)
- Texas Department of Public Safety (US)
- Family and Social Services Administration (US)
- Schafer Corporation (United States) (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transfusion
- Published
- 2026-01-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.18467
- Primary Topic
- Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00