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.
鈥淲ithin the first day, we had blood products administered to a patient within five hours,鈥� said Justin Reed, assistant chief of EMS for the Cy-Fair Fire Department
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Acadian collaborated with the Boy Scouts of America and We Are Blood to expand the programs to Bastrop County
Cypress Creek EMS reported how its team transfused blood into the subclavian vein feeding directly into the heart in an ambulance
The new addition will allow providers to administer life-saving blood transfusions on scene or during transport
Officials say the change will allow life-saving blood transfusions to be administered on scene or during transport
First responders said Tiffany Kieschnick-Rivas would not be alive if she had not received a whole-blood transfusion when they arrived on scene
San Antonio is the first large metropolitan area in the U.S. to use whole blood to perform blood transfusions on trauma patients
Since deploying packed red blood cells and plasma for the first time, 133 units have been administered to 72 patients
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