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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Sarasota Assistant EMS Chief Brian Nadler believes his sister-in-law could have been saved with this measure
Burnsville paramedics will be among the first in the state to use whole blood in the field
The Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority is in the final process of beginning to carry whole blood on ambulances
A partnership between UCHealth and Thompson Valley EMS will have whole blood in supervisor paramedic response units in Weld and Larimer counties
Kent County paramedics recently joined medics in New Castle and Sussex counties in carrying whole blood
Chief of Trauma Surgery Dr. Babak Sarani said D.C. is fortunate to have a fire and EMS service that is “aggressive with the program”
Early blood transfusions in the field can drastically reduce mortality rates for trauma patients, the Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management said
A panel of trauma experts calls for the urgent need to make EMS access to blood products available to all trauma patients
From trauma to GI bleeds, New Orleans EMS transforms patient outcomes with groundbreaking pre-hospital blood administration
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