Tag: blood loss

Extreme heat, cyberattacks impact blood supply

Editor's Note The Red Cross is reporting a 25-percent drop in its national blood inventory due to hot weather a month after the American Hospital Association (AHA) warned about the impact of cyberattacks on critical supplies at hospitals. According to an August 6 report in The Hill, heat-related challenges have…

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By: Matt Danford
August 9, 2024
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Research indicates CAB sequence yields best results in trauma patients

Editor's Note Trauma patients with massive bleeding may benefit from an initial focus on halting bleeding and restoring circulation over an airway-first approach, according to new findings published by the Journal of the American College of Surgeons on November 28.   The traditional approach to trauma patients has been to first…

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By: Brita Belli
November 29, 2023
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