Fresh Whole Blood Collection and Transfusion at Point of Injury, Prolonged Permissive Hypotension, and Intermittent REBOA: Extreme Measures Led to Survival in a Severely Injured Soldier-A Case Report

J Spec Oper Med. 2020 Summer;20(2):123-126. doi: 10.55460/03EF-6LU6.

Abstract

We present the case of a severely injured Special Operations Servicemember whose care was remarkable for three unique interventions: the first use of a walking blood bank performed at the point of injury, prolonged permissive hypotension, and intermittent resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aorta
  • Balloon Occlusion / methods
  • Blood Specimen Collection
  • Blood Transfusion
  • Endovascular Procedures
  • Humans
  • Hypotension
  • Military Medicine / methods*
  • Resuscitation / methods
  • Trauma Severity Indices*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • War-Related Injuries / therapy*