Blood Substitutes: The Future is Now

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I thank you for the tremendous honor of presenting this prestigious lecture. As eloquently stated by those preceding me, there is no greater professional satisfaction than to be recognized by your peers. Clearly no one stands here without the enduring support and counsel of those more capable and wise. My inventory of those to whom I am forever indebted is extensive. At the top of the list are Dr John H Davis, Dr Ben Eiseman, Dr Alden H Harken, and especially my incredibly patient and insightful spouse, Dr Sarah Van Duzer. I would like to take a moment, on behalf of the extended trauma community, to express gratitude to and remember Dr C James Carrico not only for his enormous contributions to trauma care but also for the ideals he exemplified as a loving husband, caring father, altruistic academic leader, and unselfish colleague. Today I am going to resist the overwhelming desire to lament the escalating crisis in US health care, but rather share with you what I believe is one of the most exciting research developments in my lifetime for care of the injured patient.