Battlefield Use Of Human Plasma By Special Operations Forces

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Battlefield Use Of Human Plasma By Special Operations Forces
Murphy C 8(4). 27
Publication Type: Journal Article

Abstract:
Recently a select group of Special Operations medical providers have carried fresh thawed human plasma as a resuscitative fluid on the battlefield at the evacuation phase of Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) and in rare occasions at the tactical field care phase of TCCC. Plasma in certain circumstances should be considered as an adjunct to treatment of coagulapathic battlefield casualties. Plasma does however have limitations due to logistical constraints. The long term solution is to develop a field stable variant of plasma which would make this life-saving fluid available to a broader range of care providers. Recent studies have shown that the development of lyophilized plasma is feasible.

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