TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - The walking blood bank: an alternative blood supply in military mass casualties
JO  - Disaster management and response
A1  - Hrezo, Richard J.
A1  - Clark, J.
SP  - 19
EP  - 22
VL  - 1
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1540-2487
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -