Prehospital transfusion strategies in haemorrhagic shock
Prehospital transfusion represents a transformative paradigm shift in trauma care with potential to significantly reduce mortality worldwide. Success requires coordinated multi-stakeholder collaboration among EMS agencies, hospitals, blood suppliers, regulatory bodies, and research institutions. Continued focus on evidence-based practice, patient safety, and technological innovation will be essential to ensure life-saving blood products reach critically injured patients at the earliest possible moment, regardless of location.
Authors
- Stacy Shackelford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3585-2150)
- Christopher Partyka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7142-4386)
- Geoff Healy
- Brodie Nolan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2872-0643)
- Bryan A. Cotton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4184-6742)
- Michael Peddle
- Ian Ferguson
- Brian Burns
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- Memorial Hermann (US)
- New South Wales Department of Health (AU)
- NSW Ambulance (AU)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Royal North Shore Hospital (AU)
- Defense Health Agency (US)
- Liverpool Hospital (AU)
- St Michael’s Hospital (IE)
- Health First (US)
- Resuscitation Council (GB)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-026-01547-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 40.09