title: Blood component therapy.
abstract: The emergency physician must have a solid understanding of the use of blood products. This article discusses how to order various blood products, problems with storage, when to administer them, what special equipment is necessary, and possible complications of their use. Special attention is paid to the many different components that are available for specific indications.
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency Medicine, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Propp
mesh_terms: D001773:Blood Cells / Q000637:transplantation; D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching; D001793:Blood Preservation / Q000379:methods; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000295:instrumentation; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D010949:Plasma; D010952:Plasma Substitutes; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D010952:Plasma Substitutes