06 Weaver RDCR Laa Transfusion Aew43
06 Weaver RDCR Laa Transfusion Aew43
06 Weaver RDCR Laa Transfusion Aew43
on pre-hospital blood
transfusions
Dr Anne Weaver
Consultant in Emergency Medicine & Pre-hospital
Care
RDCR 2016
ObjecGves
• C ABC
• Tourniquets
• Novel haemostaGc agents - celox
• Handling and packaging
• Splintage
• Permissive hypotension
• Damage control resuscitaGon
Catastrophic haemorrhage in PHC
• RecogniGon of serious haemorrhage
• AcGvate massive haemorrhage protocols
• Pre-hospital transfusion
• Emergency reversal of warfarin at scene / en
route
• Awareness of novel oral anG-coagulants
• Aggressive vascular control in the field
Vicky needs a fluid that
50 pre-
hospital
transfusions
22 trauma;c
28 Code Red
cardiac
in extremis
arrests
11 PLE on 1 infant in
10 ROSC
scene arrest to ED
39 PH Txn
to ED
45% ROSC
from TCA
2.8 units PRBC On-scene ;me
transfused 37 mins
Hb 14.0 pH 7.07
BE – 12.8
First 6 months data
10.5u PRBC in 8.3u FFP in 24
24hrs hrs
1 unit PRBC
wasted
18 months data
Our results
• Feasible pracGce and low waste
• Associated with increased survival to ED
• PotenGal improved organ donaGon rates
• Will not demonstrate lactate clearance or
increased survival to discharge
• Not a trial powered to prove anything
• Needed blood product pre-hospital
– support our advanced pracGce
– Replicate hospital care
Pre-hospital blood trials
• PRBC
• Improved outcomes – not always stat sig
• 6hr survival
• 24hr survival
• Reduced blood product transfusion in 24hrs
• Improved BE / acid base balance on admission
• Feasible
• Low waste
InnovaGon has a naGonal impact
• AssociaGon of Air Ambulances
• UK HEMS
• Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance
• Thames Valley AA
• EMRS – Scotland
• GNAAS - Tyneside
• GWAAS / Wiltshire
• Welsh EMRT
Next steps for LAA blood project
• Enhanced safety / logisGcs – tracking
systems / data collecGon
• AddiGonal product availability for HEMS
– Whole blood, liquid plasma, fibrinogen
• Thawed plasma in resus at RLH
• Improve in-hospital processes
• Mass casualty planning
Vicky
ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL MTC CODE RED MORTALITY