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'''Massive transfusion''' is defined as either the transfusion of:  
 
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#"a sh*t ton" of packed red blood cells
 
#"a sh*t ton" of packed red blood cells
  
This assumes, however, you can somehow figure out the paperwork to blood in the first place.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/07/blood-products/ Blood Bank to Require More Paperwork, First-Born Child to Release Blood Products]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/11/prior-authorization-now-requires-prior-authorization/ Prior Authorization Now Requires Prior Authorization]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/12/blood-bank/ 1 in 4 Americans Have No Emergency Savings in Their Blood Banks]</ref>  
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This assumes, however, you can somehow figure out the paperwork to blood in the first place.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/07/blood-products/ Blood Bank to Require More Paperwork, First-Born Child to Release Blood Products]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/11/prior-authorization-now-requires-prior-authorization/ Prior Authorization Now Requires Prior Authorization]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/12/blood-bank/ 1 in 4 Americans Have No Emergency Savings in Their Blood Banks]</ref> ''For more information, see [[Trauma-Associated Severe Hemorrhage Score]] or [[Assessment of Blood Consumption Score]].''
 
 
 
 
'''Additional Reading'''
 
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- [[Trauma-Associated Severe Hemorrhage Score]]
 
 
 
- [[Assessment of Blood Consumption Score]]
 
  
  

Revision as of 15:25, 9 February 2017

Massive transfusion is defined as either the transfusion of:

  1. 10 or more units of packed red blood cells in 24 hours; or
  2. "a sh*t ton" of packed red blood cells

This assumes, however, you can somehow figure out the paperwork to blood in the first place.[1][2][3] For more information, see Trauma-Associated Severe Hemorrhage Score or Assessment of Blood Consumption Score.


References


  1. Blood Bank to Require More Paperwork, First-Born Child to Release Blood Products
  2. Prior Authorization Now Requires Prior Authorization
  3. 1 in 4 Americans Have No Emergency Savings in Their Blood Banks


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