Partial or dilutional exchange transfusion, done for polycythemia, consists of removing whole blood and replacing it milliliter for milliliter with albumin, plasma, or normal saline to lower the ...

Resuscitation fluids in common use are crystalloids: normal saline ... embolus is high when the transfusion finishes. It is usual to give three times the estimated blood loss as crystalloid.

Traditionally, normal saline has been used as a replacement ... Thanks to SunCoast Blood Centers and generous blood donors, the transfusion of patients by SCFD EMS Captains will increase the ...