{
  "abstract": "Blood is a critical component of combat casualty care. Stored whole blood was initially introduced in US Central Command (USCENTCOM) in 2016.1 In 2023, USCENTCOM based its blood distribution on low-titre type O whole blood (LTOWB) and transitioned away from component therapy.2 The transition was based on historical data starting in 2017 and surgical best practice recommendations. 2 3",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "US Central Command, MacDill AFB, Florida, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Andrew B Hall"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Koniag Government Services, Chantilly, Virginia, USA"
      ],
      "name": "J Leech"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "United States Central Command, Tampa, Virginia, USA"
      ],
      "name": "R Comes"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "United States Central Command, Tampa, Virginia, USA"
      ],
      "name": "A Mott"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Armed Services Blood Program, Defense Health Agency, Falls Church, Virginia, USA"
      ],
      "name": "C Huang"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "J5, Defense Health Agency, Falls Church, Virginia, USA"
      ],
      "name": "M Swayze"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Air Force Medical Agency, Falls Church, Virginia, USA"
      ],
      "name": "M Hanson"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, USA"
      ],
      "name": "R Wilson"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Marketing, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA"
      ],
      "name": "M Carrillo"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Prospective analysis of whole blood utilisation and implications for blood distribution",
  "uid": "48b727c9-b605-5c97-b445-82ef6c0e280f"
}