RT Book, Section A1 Iserson, Kenneth V. SR Print(0) ID 1124428359 T1 Transfusion T2 Improvised Medicine: Providing Care in Extreme Environments, 2e YR 2016 FD 2016 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071847629 LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1124428359 RD 2024/03/28 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.