Estimated injury-associated blood loss versus availability of emergency blood products at a district-level public hospital in Cape Town, South Africa

ConclusionThe volume of available emergency blood appears inadequate for injury care, and doesn’t consider the need for other causes of acute haemorrhage (e.g. gastric, gynaecological, etc.). Furthermore, lack of other blood components (i.e. plasma and platelets) presents a challenge in this low-resourced setting. Further research is required to determine the appropriate management of injury-associated haemorrhage from a resource and budget perspective.
Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research