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Retrieval transfusion protocol in New South Wales, Australia: A retrospective review of the first 5 years

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Ambulance service blood transfusion is an area of rapid development. In New South Wales, Australia, the blood products carried by ambulance medical teams are often the first available to patients… Click to show full abstract

Ambulance service blood transfusion is an area of rapid development. In New South Wales, Australia, the blood products carried by ambulance medical teams are often the first available to patients with critical bleeding. In addition to the blood products routinely carried by these teams, the Service created and implemented a method of initiating large‐volume, mixed‐product transfusions using existing blood banks: the Retrieval Transfusion Procedure (RTP). This article describes the trends and characteristics of New South Wales Ambulance RTP activations.

Keywords: retrieval transfusion; wales australia; south wales; new south; blood

Journal Title: Transfusion
Year Published: 2020

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