BMJ openHumansHemorrhageEmergency Medical ServicesBlood TransfusionWounds and Injuries
Study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial assessing prehospital whole blood versus component therapy in traumatic haemorrhage: SWiFT Canada (study of whole blood in frontline trauma).
Yulia Lin, Michael Peddle, Jeannie Callum, Andrew Beckett, Luis Teodoro da Luz, Ian Drennan, Katerina Pavenski, Johnathan Mack, Melissa McGowan, Mahvareh Ahghari, Jason Smith, Laura Green, Charles D G Keown-Stoneman, Brodie Nolan, SWiFT Canada Investigators
Published: 202510.1136/bmjopen-2025-108570
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Major haemorrhage is the leading cause of preventable death in trauma, and prehospital blood transfusion may improve survival and outcomes for patients with prolonged out-of-hospital times. Globally, there is increasing interest in the…
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