The transfusion of fresh whole blood is the best option for management of casualties with hemorrhagic shock. Blood transfusions have been used successfully in military conflicts and other austere conditions to resuscitate trauma patients suffering from shock due to hemorrhage.Pre-screening to identify Type O Low Titer Donors in the operational forces is the next evolution in forward fresh whole blood resuscitation. This advancement simplifies this task by reducing the steps, supplies and time required to perform this lifesaving intervention.This self contained, low cube set is an affordable and sensible solution for training and equipping organizations that pre-identify their donors.
An intravascular administration set intended to be used to administer blood from a container to a patient's vascular system through a needle or catheter inserted into a vein. The device typically includes a needle or catheter, tubing, a flow regulator, a drip chamber, an infusion line filter, a stopcock, connectors between parts of the set, a side tube with a cap to serve as an injection site, and a hollow spike to penetrate and connect the tubing to an intravenous (IV) bag or other infusion fluid container. This is a single-use device.
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