We write in response to the letter to the editor “Untangling the Forward Blood Transfusion Conversation” and thank the authors for their interest in our article on “Autologous Fresh Whole Blood Transfusion Training – a Narrative Review and Report of U.S. Military Experience”1. We acknowledge the concerns raised over possible intertwining autologous Fresh Whole Blood… Read more »
Introduction Haemorrhage remains a leading cause of preventable deaths in conventional land warfare and, more recently, counterterrorism operations. From the Vietnam and Korean Wars to the contemporary battlefield in Iraq and Afghanistan with the Global War on Terrorism, haemorrhage accounts for 50–87% of potentially survivable casualties.1, 2 The implementation and ongoing development of Tactical Combat… Read more »
Introduction The current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is a stark reminder of the burden of disease for non-battle injury (DNBI) on militaries worldwide. Operational capability impacts both through direct morbidity and mortality of DNBI and the readiness expected of military healthcare workers to either augment saturated civilian healthcare services or substitute service provision during the breakdown… Read more »
