TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 17. Transfusion A1 - Iserson, Kenneth V. Y1 - 2012 N1 - T2 - Improvised Medicine: Providing Care in Extreme Environments 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. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57374480 ER -