Pre-hospital intra-osseous freeze dried plasma transfusion: a case report

• Published in: Disaster and military medicine Vol. 1; no. 1; p. 8
• Main Authors: Rottenstreich, Misgav, Malka, Itzik, Glassberg, Elon, Schwartz, Oren, Tarif, Bader
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 25.03.2015
• Subjects: Case Report

Hemorrhage and coagulopathy are among the leading causes of death in combat and are considered the leading causes of preventable deaths. Plasma, in the form of Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP) is considered a key component in the Damage Control Resuscitation performed within hospitals. Freeze-Dried Plasma...