Trauma Blood Transfusions

[pointhope]

Anyone out there had to infuse multiple units immediately and if so what advice can you give. How to assess for transfusion reactions when the time to infuse is less than 15 min per unit? What about many units simultaneously? Ever heard of this as a possibility? Published sources (rules) for this subject would be appreciated

[mmutk, BSN, RN, EMT-I]

We use the level one rapid infuser which gets it in in a couple of minutes, 4 units max and hopefully by then right to OR!!

You put blood in the Level 1 ?

[Altra, BSN, RN]

You put blood in the Level 1 ?

Ummm ... of course. A Level 1 is a rapid infuser. Am I missing something in your post?