Prehospital Whole Blood for Rural EMS (2026): A No-BS Playbook to Start (or Support) a Field Transfusion Program
A practical 2026 guide to prehospital whole blood programs: indications, storage, warming, training, QA, and what to stage in your...
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Shop Tactical GearThe May 2026 TOWAR trial did not kill prehospital whole blood — it clarified it. Here is the no-BS read for TEMS, SOF, and rural EMS programs: tighten indications to the hemorrhagic shock subgroup, extend storage age to 21 days...
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