https://www.ems1.com/blood-on-board Whole Blood and prehospital blood transfusion en-US Tue, 27 May 2025 12:48:24 GMT https://www.ems1.com/ems1-webinars/bringing-whole-blood-to-the-front-lines-of-ems Hear from EMS systems and leaders turning the promise of whole blood into a proven practice for trauma patients Tue, 27 May 2025 12:48:24 GMT https://www.ems1.com/ems1-webinars/bringing-whole-blood-to-the-front-lines-of-ems https://www.ems1.com/ems-one-stop/blood-on-board-federal-funding-paves-the-way-for-ems-blood-programs Kansas City and Missouri leaders share lessons on grants, partnerships and regional implementation Thu, 28 May 2026 13:23:02 GMT https://www.ems1.com/ems-one-stop/blood-on-board-federal-funding-paves-the-way-for-ems-blood-programs https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/blood-on-board-everything-is-bigger-in-texas Drs. Jeff Jarvis and C.J. Winckler join Jorie Klein to explain the logistics, politics and trust behind scaling blood in the field Thu, 21 May 2026 15:45:00 GMT https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/blood-on-board-everything-is-bigger-in-texas https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/blood-on-board-lessons-from-sacramento-and-la-county-fire Drs. Clayton Kazan and Kevin Mackey on bringing blood to the field, helping patients survive injuries that were once unsurvivable Thu, 14 May 2026 16:44:54 GMT https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/blood-on-board-lessons-from-sacramento-and-la-county-fire https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/blood-on-board-the-second-chance-that-changed-everything When Dr. Kate Krause suffered a near-fatal postpartum hemorrhage, Dallas Fire-Rescue's prehospital blood program helped give her a second chance at life, motherhood and medicine Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:50:17 GMT https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/blood-on-board-the-second-chance-that-changed-everything https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/ind-medics-honored-for-field-blood-transfusion-credited-with-saving-shooting-victim Elkhart firefighters and paramedics were recognized for treating a gunshot victim with prehospital blood, a program that has provided transfusions to 61 patients since June Sun, 20 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/ind-medics-honored-for-field-blood-transfusion-credited-with-saving-shooting-victim https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/mass-ems-system-begins-carrying-blood-for-prehospital-transfusions Worcester EMS can now bring blood to critically ill and injured patients in Worcester and Shrewsbury, allowing paramedics to begin transfusions before hospital arrival Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:17:30 GMT https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/mass-ems-system-begins-carrying-blood-for-prehospital-transfusions https://www.ems1.com/rescue/rescuer-runs-1-5-miles-through-n-c-gorge-to-deliver-whole-blood-to-injured-climber A Burke Rescue volunteer carried whole blood across rugged terrain to help stabilize a climber injured in a high-angle fall during a five-hour rescue in Linville Gorge Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:02:22 GMT https://www.ems1.com/rescue/rescuer-runs-1-5-miles-through-n-c-gorge-to-deliver-whole-blood-to-injured-climber https://www.ems1.com/ems-advocacy/nemsacs-marathon-3-committees-40-topics-and-one-very-large-elephant NEMSAC’s sprawling agenda reveals a bigger challenge: deciding what comes first — and recognizing that almost nothing fits neatly into one committee Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:45:30 GMT https://www.ems1.com/ems-advocacy/nemsacs-marathon-3-committees-40-topics-and-one-very-large-elephant https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/30-6m-study-to-examine-whether-prehospital-blood-improves-trauma-survival University of Arizona researchers will compare blood with crystalloid fluids in nearly 2,000 trauma patients treated by ground EMS agencies Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:45:25 GMT https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/30-6m-study-to-examine-whether-prehospital-blood-improves-trauma-survival https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/ind-medics-honored-for-field-blood-transfusion-credited-with-saving-shooting-victim Elkhart firefighters and paramedics were recognized for treating a gunshot victim with prehospital blood, a program that has provided transfusions to 61 patients since June Sun, 20 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/ind-medics-honored-for-field-blood-transfusion-credited-with-saving-shooting-victim https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/mass-ems-system-begins-carrying-blood-for-prehospital-transfusions Worcester EMS can now bring blood to critically ill and injured patients in Worcester and Shrewsbury, allowing paramedics to begin transfusions before hospital arrival Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:17:30 GMT https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/mass-ems-system-begins-carrying-blood-for-prehospital-transfusions https://www.ems1.com/rescue/rescuer-runs-1-5-miles-through-n-c-gorge-to-deliver-whole-blood-to-injured-climber A Burke Rescue volunteer carried whole blood across rugged terrain to help stabilize a climber injured in a high-angle fall during a five-hour rescue in Linville Gorge Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:02:22 GMT https://www.ems1.com/rescue/rescuer-runs-1-5-miles-through-n-c-gorge-to-deliver-whole-blood-to-injured-climber https://www.ems1.com/ems-advocacy/nemsacs-marathon-3-committees-40-topics-and-one-very-large-elephant NEMSAC’s sprawling agenda reveals a bigger challenge: deciding what comes first — and recognizing that almost nothing fits neatly into one committee Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:45:30 GMT https://www.ems1.com/ems-advocacy/nemsacs-marathon-3-committees-40-topics-and-one-very-large-elephant https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/30-6m-study-to-examine-whether-prehospital-blood-improves-trauma-survival University of Arizona researchers will compare blood with crystalloid fluids in nearly 2,000 trauma patients treated by ground EMS agencies Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:45:25 GMT https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/30-6m-study-to-examine-whether-prehospital-blood-improves-trauma-survival https://www.ems1.com/ems-advocacy/nemsac-2-0-new-leadership-and-a-new-federal-ems-agenda With a new committee structure and an ambitious agenda, NEMSAC now has to prove it can turn federal priorities into meaningful EMS progress Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:40:53 GMT https://www.ems1.com/ems-advocacy/nemsac-2-0-new-leadership-and-a-new-federal-ems-agenda https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/a-huge-lifesaver-texas-fire-department-launches-prehospital-whole-blood-program Killeen Fire EMS is the first fire-based EMS agency between Dallas and San Antonio to provide prehospital blood transfusions Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:34:36 GMT https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/a-huge-lifesaver-texas-fire-department-launches-prehospital-whole-blood-program https://www.ems1.com/ems-drones/fla-fire-rescue-plans-drone-delivery-of-whole-blood-to-trauma-scenes The proposed Hillsborough County program would serve a 70-square-mile area and is expected to deliver blood in under three minutes on average Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:34:13 GMT https://www.ems1.com/ems-drones/fla-fire-rescue-plans-drone-delivery-of-whole-blood-to-trauma-scenes https://www.ems1.com/research/new-ems-benchmarks-challenge-the-industrys-focus-on-response-times The new benchmarking report from AIMHI offers agencies data to compare operations, workforce and patient care performance Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:53:36 GMT https://www.ems1.com/research/new-ems-benchmarks-challenge-the-industrys-focus-on-response-times https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/red-cross-declares-national-blood-crisis-as-supplies-hit-summer-low Blood donations have fallen to a four-year summer low, forcing the Red Cross to limit type O distributions as hospitals face rising trauma-season demand Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/red-cross-declares-national-blood-crisis-as-supplies-hit-summer-low https://www.ems1.com/ems-grant-center/md-county-ems-accepts-grant-funding-to-carry-whole-blood-on-ambulances A state grant will allow Dorchester County EMS crews to administer whole blood to patients before they reach the hospital Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:23:24 GMT https://www.ems1.com/ems-grant-center/md-county-ems-accepts-grant-funding-to-carry-whole-blood-on-ambulances https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/life-saving-improvisation-sparks-new-prehospital-blood-program-in-rural-west-virginia A traumatic crash and weather-grounded helicopter pushed Mineral County EMS to rethink how blood reaches patients Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:31:38 GMT https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/life-saving-improvisation-sparks-new-prehospital-blood-program-in-rural-west-virginia https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/dot-announces-50m-in-grants-for-prehospital-blood-transfusion Safe Streets and Roads for All program to help fund 24 blood administration programs Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:24:15 GMT https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/dot-announces-50m-in-grants-for-prehospital-blood-transfusion https://www.ems1.com/ems1-webinars/bringing-whole-blood-to-the-front-lines-of-ems Hear from EMS systems and leaders turning the promise of whole blood into a proven practice for trauma patients Tue, 27 May 2025 12:48:24 GMT https://www.ems1.com/ems1-webinars/bringing-whole-blood-to-the-front-lines-of-ems https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/whole-blood-in-ems-promises-a-revolution-in-resuscitation How one county agency is saving lives with prehospital transfusions Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:30:04 GMT https://www.ems1.com/whole-blood/whole-blood-in-ems-promises-a-revolution-in-resuscitation