Whole Blood & Prehospital Transfusion in EMS
Stay current with developments in whole blood use in EMS. This page delivers news, research, protocols and best practices around prehospital whole blood transfusion. EMS agencies, medical directors, and field clinicians will find:
- Clinical guidelines and evolving evidence on whole blood for trauma and hemorrhagic shock
- Protocols, training aids, and case studies from services already carrying whole blood
- Policy, logistics, regulatory, and safety considerations
- An interactive U.S. map showing EMS systems that perform whole blood transfusions
- Commentary and analysis on challenges, benefits, and emerging trends
Use this as your go-to resource to evaluate, plan or expand a whole blood program in your EMS system.
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Kansas City and Missouri leaders share lessons on grants, partnerships and regional implementation
Somerset County first responders will be able to give whole blood to patients under a grant-funded program county officials approved
Drs. Jeff Jarvis and C.J. Winckler join Jorie Klein to explain the logistics, politics and trust behind scaling blood in the field
Genesee County paramedic deputies can now administer blood transfusions in the field to patients suffering life-threatening blood loss
Connecticut EMS crews are using whole blood transfusions in the field to improve survival for critically injured trauma patients.
Ross/West View EMS stabilized a critically bleeding patient just days after launching the program
Drs. Clayton Kazan and Kevin Mackey on bringing blood to the field, helping patients survive injuries that were once unsurvivable
EMS leaders say the grant-funded program could save trauma patients in rural Somerset County, but local officials worry taxpayers may be left covering the cost
A Des Moines Fire Department paramedic used a blood transfusion system after a stabbing, starting treatment before the patient reached a hospital
Financial realities of prehospital blood administration programs in EMS
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