Whole blood in trauma emergencies
Part of Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This trial tests whether giving whole blood (instead of separate blood parts) to adults with major traumatic bleeding in the prehospital setting improves survival. It's for patients who need blood immediately after a serious injury.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have had a serious injury (trauma) with major bleeding
- You are being treated by a participating Ornge air ambulance team
- You need a blood transfusion before reaching the hospital
- You are 16 years or older (or not being taken to a children's hospital)
- You do not have a known objection to receiving blood
- You have not already received blood from the scene before the ambulance team arrived
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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