TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Transfusion A1 - Iserson, Kenneth V. PY - 2016 T2 - Improvised Medicine: Providing Care in Extreme Environments, 2e AB - In austere situations, there may be no blood available for transfusion. If blood is available, there is a greater risk that it could be contaminated and infect the patient than under optimal circumstances. In addition, the methods to rapidly rewarm blood to avoid the complications of hypothermic transfusion may not be available. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1124428359 ER -