Beneficial effects of prehospital versus immediate in-hospital blood products during resuscitation in two models of severe military injury

Acute trauma coagulopathy (ATC) is seen in 30 to 40% of severely injured trauma casualties. Early use of blood products is thought to attenuate ATC. This study determined the potential impact of prehospital versus immediate in-hospital packed red blood cells and fresh frozen plasma (PRBC:FFP) in two models of severe battlefield injury.