
@article{ref1,
title="The walking blood bank: an alternative blood supply in military mass casualties",
journal="Disaster management and response",
year="2003",
author="Hrezo, Richard J. and Clark, J.",
volume="1",
number="1",
pages="19-22",
abstract="Planning health care for unknown situations is inevitably difficult. This case demonstrates how the US Navy used the WBB to provide blood replacement in a hemorrhaging patient when no other source of blood was available. Although transfusion at sea is a rare event, the availability of a well-planned blood transfusion program prevented a fatality and ultimately returned a sailor to his ship. It was an excellent test of materials, process, and personnel.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1540-2487",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}