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Case Reports
. 2023 Jul;45 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S153-S156.
doi: 10.1016/j.htct.2021.08.007. Epub 2021 Nov 26.

First immediate transfusion at a prehospital environment in Latin America: A case report

Lucas Certain  1 , João Vitor Cerávolo Rostirola  2 , Juliana Silva Pereira  2 , Gabriela Cerávolo Rostirola  2 , Barbara Canto Estevam  2 , Carla Caroline Aguiar Vieira  2 , Israel da Silva  3 , Jussara Aparecida Rodrigues da Silva  4 , Juliana de Cássia Schevenin  5 , Ana Barbara Regiani de Oliveira  5 , Amanda Bonamichi Franceli  5 , Camila Emanuele Camargo Lisboa  5 , Bruno Deltreggia Benites  6
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First immediate transfusion at a prehospital environment in Latin America: A case report

Lucas Certain et al. Hematol Transfus Cell Ther. 2023 Jul.
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Conflicts of interest The authors report no conflicts of interests related to this work.

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Figure 1
Red blood cell concentrate that was transfused to the patient.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Patient's splenectomy product.
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Figure 3
Criteria for indicating prehospital transfusion in this protocol.
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