title: Prolonged Field Care Working Group Fluid Therapy Recommendations.
abstract: The Prolonged Field Care Working Group concurs that fresh whole blood (FWB) is the fluid of choice for patients in hemorrhagic shock, and the capability to transfuse FWB should be a basic skill set for Special Operations Forces (SOF) Medics. Prolonged field care (PFC) must also address resuscitative and maintenance fluid requirements in nonhemorrhagic conditions.
authors.forename: Benjamin L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Doug
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Riesberg
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Keenan
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002056:Burns / Q000628:therapy; D003102:Colloids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000628:therapy; D000077324:Crystalloid Solutions; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D006895:Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007552:Isotonic Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D010952:Plasma Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000628:therapy; D012771:Shock, Hemorrhagic / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids; D000077324:Crystalloid Solutions; D006895:Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D010952:Plasma Substitutes