In this episode of Inside EMS, hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson dive into one of the most buzzed-about clinical trends hitting prehospital care 鈥� administering whole blood in the field. What started as a battlefield necessity is now catching on in EMS, but as with any big shift, questions abound.
Chris and Kelly weigh the benefits and barriers of whole blood, from trauma triage protocols to the challenges of storage and QA tracking. Kelly makes the case that it鈥檚 high time we left behind the days of dumping fluids and embraced blood as a frontline intervention. With references to permissive hypotension, the lethal diamond and lessons learned from combat medics, the conversation underscores how far trauma care has evolved 鈥� and how far some agencies still need to go.
If you鈥檙e wondering whether your agency should jump on board, or how others are making it work, this one鈥檚 for you.
Memorable takeaways
- 鈥淚 think the juice is worth the squeeze.鈥� 鈥� Kelly Grayson
- 鈥淚 can safely say that in 2025 it is safer to be a U.S. servicemember than it ever has been in the past.鈥� 鈥� Kelly Grayson
- 鈥淩emember back in the old days, we would take bags of saline in the winter, we鈥檇 put 鈥榚m on the dashboard so we鈥檇 get the heat, right? Now we鈥檝e got blood that鈥檚 supposed to be kept cold.鈥� 鈥� Kelly Grayson
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