Non-Anticoagulated Fresh Whole Blood Syringe Transfusion as an Alternative for Military Hemorrhage Resuscitation in Austere Environments

These findings suggest that non-anticoagulated fresh whole blood may be transfused within 5 minutes at infusion rates of 100 mL/minute or less with no significant clot burden and no evidence of hemolysis. Longer storage times and faster infusion rates may also be clinical safe but require further investigation. This study indicates that there may be some potential use of this method in military units executing a fresh whole blood draw with short donor-to-recipient times.