Copy of Ethical dilemmas Vignette 3. Patients

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* 1. Who will you allocate the platelets to?

45 year old male with lymphoma, post-autologous stem cell transplant, has a platelet count of 9 and no clinical evidence of bleeding

5 year old female with AML has a platelet count of 9 and no clinical evidence of bleeding

73 year old female on ASA and clopidogrel (a longer acting anti-platelet agent) with a spontaneous, non-operative intracranial hemorrhage

21 year old male with major trauma, status post-cardiac arrest X2, severe traumatic brain injury, massive uncontrolled hemorrhage, and a platelet count of 45

a and b