Platelet apheresis in a deployed maritime environment: experiences from Operation GRITROCK

Mark Andrew Robinson; M. J. Bailey

doi:10.1136/jrnms-101-116

Platelet apheresis in a deployed maritime environment: experiences from Operation GRITROCK

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	116-118
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of the Royal Naval Medical Service
Volume	101
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/jrnms-101-116
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2015

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