Autotransfusion Can Present a Vital Asset in Trauma Care,when Considering

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Multiple Choice

Autotransfusion can present a vital asset in trauma care,when considering the high blood loss associated with many traumatic injuries.This process provides immediate volume replacement,decreases the amount of bank blood used,and reduces the possibility of transfusion reactions or risk of transfusion with bloodborne pathogens.What are the contraindications to using autotransfusion as a blood replacement source?

• A) Clean,hemodiluted blood
• B) Blood contaminated with food,bowel contents,or antibiotic irrigation
• C) Blood and fluids squeezed out of sterile bloody sponges
• D) Pooled blood from a ruptured aortic aneurysm

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