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Pediatric Hemorrhagic Shock: When 10 mL/kg PRBC Is Not Enough

In a child with suspected traumatic hemorrhage, 10 mL/kg of packed red blood cells may be a reasonable initial dose—but ongoing bleeding may call for a pediatric massive-transfusion pathway, not repeated RBC-only boluses.

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