Fig. 1

Survival curve for the time to blood transfusion. Study participants that we transfused with blood got the first unit within the first month from time of injury. The median time [(t) = 0.5] of transfusion from this figure is 17 days. Chances of blood transfusion were very high with in the first 3–21 days unlike in the immediate post injury time which can be argued that the fluid of choice in our practice is ringers lactate in the first 24 h and remains crystalloids for maintenance or replacing deficits. Also, that the ostensible Hematocrit/hemoglobin values for an initial haemo-concentration and later dilution in this period are highly influenced by the severity of injury and resuscitation and true physiological values are achieved after about 3 days from time of injury