Dtsch Arztebl Int
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Controversy surrounds the administration of blood products to severely traumatized patients before they arrive in the hospital in order to compensate for early blood loss and/or to correct coagulation disturbances that arise shortly after the traumatic event. A number of terrestrial and air rescue services have begun to provide this kind of treatment. ⋯ The studies that have been published to date yield no clear evidence either for or against the early pre-hospital administration of blood products. Any treatment of this kind should be accompanied by scientific evaluation.