On this month's episode, we are going to talk about prehospital blood administration with Dr. Peter Antevy
Some topics covered are:
Historical trauma management
Blood
- why
- blood components
- administration ratios
- blood type
Blood administration
- who do we give blood to
- medical vs trauma (blunt vs penetrating)
- elderly vs peds
- vital sign parameters
- when do we administer it
- how do we give it
- IO vs IV (size matters…)
- temperature
Logistics
- how do we get it patient side
- cold chain storage
- temperature management
- training (initial and ongoing)
- minimizing waste
Challenges
- consent
- religion
- administering to females of child bearing age
- transfusion reaction
Blood Adjuncts
What's the data showing? Next steps
