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Table 4 Counts and Percentages of French Service Members Receiving IV Fluids and Blood Products per Battle Status. Counts and Ranges (Lowest and Highest) of IV Fluids (in Liters) and Blood Products (in Units) are Provided

From: Description of trauma among French service members in the Department of Defense Trauma Registry: understanding the nature of trauma and the care provided

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Battle n = 46 (78%)

Nonbattle n = 13 (22%)

Total n = 59

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IV Fluids

 Crystalloid recipients

22 (47.8%)

4 (30.8%)

26 (44.1%)

0.35

 Crystalloid units

99.4 (0.35–13.6)

4.2 (0.5–1.9)

103.6 (0.35–13.6)

 

 Colloid recipients

4 (8.7%)

4 (6.8%)

0.56

 Colloid units

3 (0.25–1.75)

3 (0.25–1.8)

 

 Total recipients

22 (47.8%)

4 (30.8%)

26 (44.1%)

0.35

 Total units

102.4 (0.35–15.3)

4.2 (0.5–1.9)

106.6 (0.35–15.3)

 

Blood Products

 Whole Blood recipients

1 (2.2%)

1 (1.7%)

1.00

 Whole Blood units

4

4

 

 PRBCa recipients

11 (23.9%)

1 (7.7%)

12 (20.3%)

0.27

 PRBC units

121 (4–30)

7

128 (4–30)

 

 Platelets recipients

6 (13%)

6 (10.2%)

0.32

 Platelets units

17 (1–6)

17 (1–6)

 

 Cryoprecipitate recipients

5 (10.9%)

5 (8.5%)

0.58

 Cryoprecipitate units

86 (1–40)

86 (1–40)

 

 FFPb recipients

12 (26.1%)

1 (7.7%)

13 (22%)

0.26

 FFP units

111 (3–23)

4

115 (3–23)

 

 Total recipients

13 (28.3%)

1 (7.7%)

14 (23.7%)

0.16

 Total units

339 (4–73)

11

350 (4–73)

 
  1. PRBC Packed Red Blood Cell, FFP Fresh Frozen Plasma