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The Latest Developments In The Medical Equipment Sector
Find out what equipment air medical professionals need now and in the future to continue their life-saving work.Carrying blood products is an increasingly important area for ambulance operators carrying out critical care long-range transports. For long-range critical care missions, air ambulance companies that can carry blood are in a good position in the marketplace.
Life Support Guidelines for Treatment of Mild to Severe Hypothermia
COPENHAGEN, August 6 Hypothermia is defined as the condition in which the core body temperature is 35°C (95°F) or below, as measured by a rectal thermometer probe placed at least 6 inches into the rectum. Hypothermia can be viewed as a decrease in core temperature...
MEQU Wishes You A Great Summer!
Dear °MEQU partners, distributors and clients The first half of 2020 has unfortunately been occupied by the Covid-19 pandemic and the economic aftermath in various business sectors all over the world and it is still ongoing. Despite this harsh time, summer has arrived...
Damage Control Resuscitation – Quick Reference Guide
COPENHAGEN, July 8 Hemorrhage is the leading cause of preventable death on the battlefield. Damage Control Resuscitation by Joint Trauma System was developed to prioritize non-surgical interventions, which may reduce morbidity and mortality from trauma and hemorrhage....
Improved Survival in Critically Injured Combat Casualties Treated with Fresh Whole Blood by Forward Surgical Teams in Afghanistan
COPENHAGEN, June 18 Recent conflicts involving US military forces over the past 2 decades saw a resurgence in the use of whole blood on the battlefield, initially using warm fresh whole blood (FWB) from “walking blood banks,” and since 2016 adding cold-stored, fully...
Whole-Blood Resuscitation of Injured Patients
- The Innovation of LTOWB (low-titer group O whole blood) COPENHAGEN, May 18 Whole-blood transfusion for the treatment of hemorrhagic shock and coagulopathy after injury has a long history in military medicine since World War I. However, whole blood was replaced by...
Effect Of Helicopter Transport On Red Blood Cell Components
Effect Of Helicopter Transport On Red Blood Cell ComponentsCOPENHAGEN, April 28 In the study published by Blood Transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue, it was investigated whether a helicopter flight affected the quality and shelf-life of stored RBCs (red blood cells)....
Alert For A Severe Blood Shortage: Blood Donation In The Time Of Corona
Alert For A Severe Blood Shortage: Blood Donation In The Time Of CoronaCOPENHAGEN, Mar 30 Blood donation saves lives — also and especially in the time of coronavirus. But the number of people donating has dropped globally because of the fear of infection. The world is...
FDA will allow doctors to treat critically ill coronavirus patients with blood from survivors
FDA will allow doctors to treat critically ill coronavirus patients with blood from survivors(Photo: Doctors test hospital staff with flu-like symptoms for COVID-19 in triage tents at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx borough of New York on March 24, 2020. By Misha...
Death Ignores the Golden Hour
Death Ignores the Golden Hour The Argument for Mobile, Father-Forward Surgery (Photo by Staff Sgt. Douglas Ellis, U.S. Air Force)COPENHAGEN, Mar 20 In this military review published by U.S. Army, it is stressed that the first hour after the occurrence of a traumatic...