The impact of the COVID‐19 outbreak on activation of the massive transfusion protocol in the emergency department

• Published in: Vox Sanguinis Vol. 117; no. 5; pp. 729 - 732
• Main Authors: Yang, Cheng‐Xin, Lin, Pei‐Chin, Chang, Chih‐Chun, Tsai, Huang‐Wen, Sun, Jen‐Tang
• Format: Journal Article Web Resource
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2022; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; S. Karger AG
• Subjects: Blood; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Emergency medical care; Emergency medical services; massive transfusion protocol; Outbreaks; patient blood management; Survival; Transfusion; Trauma; Viral diseases; COVID-19; trauma; patient blood management; massive transfusion protocol

Background and Objectives An outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) occurred in mid‐May of 2021 in Taiwan. After 2 months of hard work, transmissions were successfully prevented and the number of newly confirmed COVID‐19 cases fell remarkably. We evaluated the impact of this outbreak on the...