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Tracking the whole blood landscape as updated guidelines allow EMS to carry and administer whole blood

Explore the latest resources on whole blood administration by EMS, including clinical guidelines, research, protocols, and training tips. This page features an interactive map of EMS services across the U.S. that administer whole blood in the field.

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Monongalia EMS will begin administering whole blood in the field starting May 1, becoming just the third agency in West Virginia to offer the lifesaving service
University Hospital’s transfusion program aims to boost trauma survival by treating severe blood loss before patients reach the hospital
Fort Worth EMS vehicles now carry whole blood, a major step in improving trauma care and aligning with Dallas’ recent efforts
How one county agency is saving lives with prehospital transfusions
Hackensack University Medical Center’s paramedics can now administer blood transfusions in the field thanks to a new state waiver and expanded blood bank license
Ventura County paramedics performed their first in-field whole blood transfusion during a critical stabbing response in Oxnard
The Kenosha Fire Department became the state’s first fire-based EMS to carry whole blood on all front-line ambulances
How will the future of EMS and fire be impacted by federal government change, force multiplier technology and a new frontier for trauma patient care
The Birmingham Crime Commission is advocating for the expansion of the fire department’s whole blood program, which has saved over 90 lives since its launch
From autonomous drone resupply to real-time battlefield blood transfusions, the Michigan National Guard exercise pushes the boundaries of front-line medical innovation