Title: Prehospital blood for penetrating trauma<br/>
Author: Robert Flint<br/>
<a href='mailto:rflint@som.umaryland.edu'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/>
Link: <a href='https://umem.org/educational_pearls/4649/'>https://umem.org/educational_pearls/4649/</a><hr/><p>In this small retrospective study comparing outcomes before and after a prehospital blood administration protocol for penetrating trauma was initiated, the authors found improved survival in those receiving prehospital blood despite a five minute longer on scene time in those receiving blood. Also note TXA was part of the blood protocol but not the control group. </p>
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<fieldset><legend>References</legend><h2>Every minute matters: Improving outcomes for penetrating trauma through prehospital advanced resuscitative care</h2>
<p>Duchesne, Juan MD; McLafferty, Bryant J. BS; Broome, Jacob M. MD; Caputo, Sydney BS; Ritondale, Joseph P. BS; Tatum, Danielle PhD; Taghavi, Sharven MD, MPH; Jackson-Weaver, Olan PhD; Tran, Sherman MS; McGrew, Patrick MD; Harrell, Kevin N. MD; Smith, Alison MD, PhD; Nichols, Emily MD; Dransfield, Thomas NRP; Marino, Megan MD; Piehl, Mark MD, MPH</p>
<p><em>Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery</em> <a href="https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/pages/currenttoc.aspx">97(5):p 710-715, November 2024.</a> | <em>DOI:</em> 10.1097/TA.0000000000004363</p>
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