Understanding pre-hospital blood transfusion decision-making for injured patients: an interview study

Conclusion Pre-hospital clinicians make decisions about bleeding and transfusion which are recognition-primed and incorporate significant uncertainty. Decisions are influenced by experience and are subject to bias. Improved understanding of the decision-making processes provides a theoretical perspective of how decisions might be supported in the future.
Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Open access Original research Source Type: research