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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From scene delivery to rural resuscitation, Pinnacle speakers outlined how drones could make whole blood more accessible in the prehospital setting
A Chattanooga blood drive will offer free wellness lab panels or gift cards to encourage donations as trauma cases rise during the “100 Deadliest Days of Summer”
The Prehospital Blood Transfusion Coalition says the milestone reflects growing momentum to get blood products to patients with life-threatening bleeding before they reach a hospital
University Hospital became the first EMS program in the nation accredited under new prehospital transfusion standards
TCAD Paramedics is now carrying blood products on ambulances, allowing crews to begin lifesaving transfusions before patients reach the hospital
New blood warmers and coolers purchased through a Decatur Morgan Hospital Foundation campaign will allow paramedics to administer whole blood to trauma patients
A Westfield Fire Department blood drive brought together the first patient treated through the program with the paramedics who helped deliver lifesaving blood after a serious crash
Cleveland EMS is advancing clinical innovation, strengthening community trust and expanding its role as a healthcare partner beyond emergency transport
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
A state grant will allow Dorchester County EMS crews to administer whole blood to patients before they reach the hospital
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- Conn. EMS partners with hospital to begin carrying whole blood