Whole truths but half the blood: Addressing the gap between the evidence and practice of pre‐hospital and in‐hospital blood product use for trauma resuscitation

In recent years, several studies have demonstrated the efficacy of using pre‐hospital blood product and in‐hospital whole blood for trauma resuscitation. While some observations suggest an encouraging uptake of this evidence by emergency medical service (EMS) agencies and trauma centers, a nationwide characterization of blood product utilization for bleeding trauma patients remains unknown. The objective of this study is to determine nationwide estimates of pre‐hospital blood product and in‐hospital whole blood utilization for trauma resuscitation.

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