title: Platelet apheresis in a deployed maritime environment: experiences from Operation GRITROCK.
abstract: When the Primary Casualty Receiving Facility (PCRF) on Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) ARGUS deployed to Operation GRITROCK in October 2014, platelet apheresis had yet to be proven as a sustainable and usable capability for improving provision of blood products on a maritime platform. This paper explores the difficulties encountered by nurses tasked with setting up this capability once deployed and the requirements needed to ensure that this capability is maintained for future operations.
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Robinson
authors: Mark J
authors: MJ
authors: Bailey
mesh_terms: D055826:Afghan Campaign 2001-; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009326:Naval Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010983:Plateletpheresis; D006113:United Kingdom