The Deployed Hemostatic Emergency Resuscitation of Traumatic Exsanguinating Shock (Deployed HEROES) Study

Abstract

An estimated 90% of potentially survivable combat deaths are due to hemorrhage. A significant aspect of hemorrhage control is resuscitation. When appropriate, resuscitation facilitates optimal hemostasis, yet when inappropriate, it can cause coagulopathy and exacerbate hemorrhage; therefore, hemorrhage control includes blood transfusion. Our research team has demonstrated the importance of when to transfuse, and now our team aims to determine the importance of what to transfuse. Strategies for transfusion of blood products may have significance in hemorrhage control. To support what to transfuse in the fielding of blood products, explicit guidelines are needed for in-theater blood use and the comparative efficacy of a walking blood bank versus shipped and stored low titer O whole blood(LTOWB). By providing evidence supporting the best resuscitation guidance, the goal of this study is to reduce the number deaths from hemorrhage on the battlefield.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2022
Accession Number
AD1196245

Entities

People

  • Amanda Staudt
  • Jennifer Gurney
  • Jennifer Trevino

Organizations

  • Geneva Foundation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Biomedical Research
  • Blood
  • Blood Banks
  • Blood Cells
  • Blood Transfusions
  • Business Administration
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Hemorrhage
  • Management Personnel
  • Maryland
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Organizational Structure
  • Professional Development
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Immunology
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.
  • Trauma or Military Medicine