Whole Blood Administration for Obstetric-Related Hemorrhage During Prehospital Transport.

Background: Whole blood transfusion has been used for resuscitation in trauma patients; however, case reports of whole blood transfusion for obstetric-related hemorrhage are limited. Whole blood transfusion typically is accomplished with low titer O-positive whole blood, and, despite success in trauma, use in persons with childbearing potential is of concern due to risk of alloimmunization.

Case: We present a case series of patients who received low titer O-positive whole blood for obstetric hemorrhage.