Whole Blood and prehospital blood transfusion /whole-blood Whole Blood and prehospital blood transfusion en-US Thu, 01 May 2025 17:15:48 GMT Barriers to prehospital whole blood implementation /whole-blood/barriers-to-prehospital-whole-blood-implementation Drs. Christine Carico and Matt Levy reveal why lifesaving blood transfusions remain rare in EMS care — and what needs to change to save more lives Thu, 01 May 2025 17:15:48 GMT /whole-blood/barriers-to-prehospital-whole-blood-implementation W.Va. EMS begins carrying whole blood /whole-blood/w-va-ems-begins-carrying-whole-blood 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 Thu, 01 May 2025 12:55:53 GMT /whole-blood/w-va-ems-begins-carrying-whole-blood N.J. hospital EMS begins carrying whole blood /whole-blood/n-j-hospital-ems-begins-carrying-whole-blood University Hospital’s transfusion program aims to boost trauma survival by treating severe blood loss before patients reach the hospital Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:45:00 GMT /whole-blood/n-j-hospital-ems-begins-carrying-whole-blood Two years in the making: Texas FD now carrying whole blood /whole-blood/two-years-in-the-making-texas-fd-now-carrying-whole-blood Fort Worth EMS vehicles now carry whole blood, a major step in improving trauma care and aligning with Dallas’ recent efforts Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:11:49 GMT /whole-blood/two-years-in-the-making-texas-fd-now-carrying-whole-blood Whole blood in EMS promises a revolution in resuscitation /whole-blood/whole-blood-in-ems-promises-a-revolution-in-resuscitation How one county agency is saving lives with prehospital transfusions Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:30:04 GMT /whole-blood/whole-blood-in-ems-promises-a-revolution-in-resuscitation N.J. university medical center EMS now carrying whole blood /whole-blood/n-j-university-medical-center-ems-now-carrying-whole-blood 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 Thu, 17 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT /whole-blood/n-j-university-medical-center-ems-now-carrying-whole-blood Calif. FF/medics have first in-field whole blood transfusion /whole-blood/calif-ff-medics-have-first-in-field-whole-blood-transfusion Ventura County paramedics performed their first in-field whole blood transfusion during a critical stabbing response in Oxnard Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:26:06 GMT /whole-blood/calif-ff-medics-have-first-in-field-whole-blood-transfusion Wis. FD begins carrying whole blood /whole-blood/wis-fd-begins-carrying-whole-blood The Kenosha Fire Department became the state's first fire-based EMS to carry whole blood on all front-line ambulances Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:37:47 GMT /whole-blood/wis-fd-begins-carrying-whole-blood 3 things we are watching at FDIC 2025 /fdic/3-things-we-are-watching-at-fdic-2025 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 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 16:58:31 GMT /fdic/3-things-we-are-watching-at-fdic-2025 Barriers to prehospital whole blood implementation /whole-blood/barriers-to-prehospital-whole-blood-implementation Drs. Christine Carico and Matt Levy reveal why lifesaving blood transfusions remain rare in EMS care — and what needs to change to save more lives Thu, 01 May 2025 17:15:48 GMT /whole-blood/barriers-to-prehospital-whole-blood-implementation W.Va. EMS begins carrying whole blood /whole-blood/w-va-ems-begins-carrying-whole-blood 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 Thu, 01 May 2025 12:55:53 GMT /whole-blood/w-va-ems-begins-carrying-whole-blood N.J. hospital EMS begins carrying whole blood /whole-blood/n-j-hospital-ems-begins-carrying-whole-blood University Hospital’s transfusion program aims to boost trauma survival by treating severe blood loss before patients reach the hospital Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:45:00 GMT /whole-blood/n-j-hospital-ems-begins-carrying-whole-blood Two years in the making: Texas FD now carrying whole blood /whole-blood/two-years-in-the-making-texas-fd-now-carrying-whole-blood Fort Worth EMS vehicles now carry whole blood, a major step in improving trauma care and aligning with Dallas’ recent efforts Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:11:49 GMT /whole-blood/two-years-in-the-making-texas-fd-now-carrying-whole-blood Whole blood in EMS promises a revolution in resuscitation /whole-blood/whole-blood-in-ems-promises-a-revolution-in-resuscitation How one county agency is saving lives with prehospital transfusions Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:30:04 GMT /whole-blood/whole-blood-in-ems-promises-a-revolution-in-resuscitation N.J. university medical center EMS now carrying whole blood /whole-blood/n-j-university-medical-center-ems-now-carrying-whole-blood 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 Thu, 17 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT /whole-blood/n-j-university-medical-center-ems-now-carrying-whole-blood Calif. FF/medics have first in-field whole blood transfusion /whole-blood/calif-ff-medics-have-first-in-field-whole-blood-transfusion Ventura County paramedics performed their first in-field whole blood transfusion during a critical stabbing response in Oxnard Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:26:06 GMT /whole-blood/calif-ff-medics-have-first-in-field-whole-blood-transfusion Wis. FD begins carrying whole blood /whole-blood/wis-fd-begins-carrying-whole-blood The Kenosha Fire Department became the state's first fire-based EMS to carry whole blood on all front-line ambulances Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:37:47 GMT /whole-blood/wis-fd-begins-carrying-whole-blood 3 things we are watching at FDIC 2025 /fdic/3-things-we-are-watching-at-fdic-2025 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 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 16:58:31 GMT /fdic/3-things-we-are-watching-at-fdic-2025 Ala. city's crime commission pushes expansion of whole blood program /whole-blood/ala-citys-crime-commission-pushes-expansion-of-whole-blood-program 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 Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:22:39 GMT /whole-blood/ala-citys-crime-commission-pushes-expansion-of-whole-blood-program Stop the bleed, fill the tank – The New Orleans EMS blood program /whole-blood/stop-the-bleed-fill-the-tank-the-new-orleans-ems-blood-program From trauma to GI bleeds, New Orleans EMS transforms patient outcomes with groundbreaking pre-hospital blood administration Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:44:20 GMT /whole-blood/stop-the-bleed-fill-the-tank-the-new-orleans-ems-blood-program Photo of the Week: Pittsburgh medics complete whole blood training /Photo-of-the-week/photo-of-the-week-pittsburgh-medics-complete-whole-blood-training Soon, Pittsburgh paramedics in select vehicles will be carrying whole blood on city streets Fri, 20 Sep 2024 21:00:54 GMT /Photo-of-the-week/photo-of-the-week-pittsburgh-medics-complete-whole-blood-training Whole blood in EMS promises a revolution in resuscitation /whole-blood/whole-blood-in-ems-promises-a-revolution-in-resuscitation How one county agency is saving lives with prehospital transfusions Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:30:04 GMT /whole-blood/whole-blood-in-ems-promises-a-revolution-in-resuscitation Conn. EMS partners with hospital to begin carrying whole blood /whole-blood/conn-ems-partners-with-hospital-to-begin-carrying-whole-blood Enfield EMS is the fourth agency in New England to establish a whole blood program Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:09:19 GMT /whole-blood/conn-ems-partners-with-hospital-to-begin-carrying-whole-blood Del. paramedics deliver 250 units of whole blood in over a year /whole-blood/del-paramedics-deliver-100-units-of-whole-blood-in-over-a-year Kent County paramedics recently joined medics in New Castle and Sussex counties in carrying whole blood Tue, 10 Dec 2024 14:32:27 GMT /whole-blood/del-paramedics-deliver-100-units-of-whole-blood-in-over-a-year