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Does anyone know of a program for training EMTs and Paramedics how to store and transport blood products as well as transfuse safely (which will probably be a rare task for any one individual)? And then how about a process to assess that they are remaining competent? I don't want to administer such a program as I already have a full-time job but would like to point them in the right direction or make clear what it would take to accomplish this. We might consider providing liquid plasma if they can check all of the required boxes. Our Air Ambulances already carry blood products, but they get a lot of opportunity to transfuse and are accustomed to following strict FAA regulations. I think a lot of them are RNs also. This would be ground ambulances. -
Emergency case of a cardiac malformation on a new born baby with 0+ ccDEEK- DAT=neg, mother 0+ CcDEeK- . 0+ ccDEEK- fresh blood not available.Only 10 days old blood with this phenotype. Which is the best option for transfusion for this baby (it will be needed for the cardiac extracorporeal circulation),10 days old blood with his phenotype or fresh blood (within 5 days) with a slightly different phenotype?If the second option is the one,which phenotype would be best in this case? This kind of patients tend to receive multiple transfusions after surgery.