Traumatic injury is a common problem, with over five million worldwide deaths from trauma per year. An
estimated 10 to 20% of these deaths are potentially preventable with better control of bleeding. Damage control
resuscitation involves early delivery of plasma and platelets as a primary resuscitation approach to minimize
trauma-induced coagulopathy. Plasma, red blood cell and platelet ratios of 1:1:1 appear to be the best substitution
for fresh whole blood; however, the current literature consists only of survivor bias-prone observational studies.
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