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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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
A unified effort among EMS agencies, hospitals and aviation units ensures faster, lifesaving treatment
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- Insider analysis: Colorado Springs leads the charge in whole blood transfusion
- Leadership, whole blood and EMS safety insights
- IDF, Delta Development Team forge strategic partnership to enhance emergency blood transfusions on frontlines
- Whole blood transport, one of several EMS bills passed in N.Y. Senate
- Mont. EMS stakeholders create first-of-its-kind whole blood drive-thru