Blood On Board Project: Experience From Pegaso 2 Base in Grosseto, 4.5 Years After Implementation
Jacopo Frizzi1, Michela Ciminello1, Alessandra Roggi1
1Emergency Helicopter Service and Territorial Emergency Unit 118, Grosseto Area, Tuscany, Italy.
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This brief communication is intended to share with all colleagues working in helicopter emergency medical services and prehospital emergency care the methods for managing blood components and transfusions with O-negative packed red blood cells (PRBCs) in our operational setting. The "Blood on Board" project was initiated in our Unit 4 and a half years ago, and the number of patients transfused with O-negative PRBCs has progressively increased, demonstrating the efficacy and safety of the procedure.
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