Critical Care: Blood Product Administration (ALS Edition)selected product title

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The decision to give a transfusion to a patient during a critical care transport is more complex than the administration of blood in the hospital setting. The urgency of the transfusion, the out-of-hospital time, the availability of the blood products, type-and-crossmatch information, and the appropriate transport and care of the blood product must all be considered. A risk-benefit analysis of the “right treatment for the right patient at the right time” must be conducted as well.

After completing this course, the practitioner will be able to:

• Discuss urgency of transfusion
• Determine “out-of-hospital” time
• Understand availability of blood products
• Determine type-and-crossmatch information
• Discuss appropriate transport and care of blood product

Practitioners who successfully complete the Critical Care Paramedics: Blood Product Administration (ALS Edition) course are eligible for 1 hour of continuing education through CAPCE.