3M Ranger 245 Blood and Fluid Warmer
A blood and rapid fluid warming system used to bring intravenous fluids and blood products to body temperature before infusion in surgical and trauma settings.
The 3M Ranger 245 is a blood and rapid fluid warming system designed to warm intravenous fluids and blood products to a temperature close to normal body temperature before they are infused into a patient. Infusing cold fluid or refrigerated blood products directly can contribute to hypothermia, which is a recognised risk factor for complications during surgery and trauma resuscitation, so warming the fluid in line as it is delivered helps support the patient's overall temperature management strategy.
The Ranger system is used in operating rooms, trauma bays, intensive care units and other settings where rapid or large-volume fluid and blood administration is common, giving anaesthesiologists, trauma teams and critical care nurses a way to deliver warmed fluids without slowing down the infusion when speed matters most.
It is typically used alongside other perioperative warming measures such as forced-air patient warming systems as part of a broader approach to preventing unplanned hypothermia in surgical and emergency patients. Hospitals with active trauma, surgical or obstetric services commonly keep fluid warmers like this on hand for cases involving significant blood loss or rapid fluid resuscitation.
