Short Transports, Life-Saving Interventions: the NOEMS “Blood Medics” - a Prodigy EMS Webinar

The EMS mantra for critically-ill trauma patients has traditionally been, “just get them to the hospital” or “medics can’t do anything in the field.” New Orleans EMS thinks differently. After years of watching exsanguinating trauma patients die in front of them, these innovators decided to change their practice and carry blood products. Join NOEMS Deputy Medical Director Emily Nichols, MD, Captain Tom Dransfield, NRP and Mark Piehl, MD, MPH as they explain how this program has changed culture and boosted morale in the ranks. While the numbers are not yet huge, the story is: rapidly infusing blood has increased survival, demonstrating the difference EMS can make in the field.