Prehospital whole blood transfusion, at the point of injury, is a life-saving strategy that can significantly change the game and provide crash patients suffering from traumatic injuries with a better chance of survival.
Of the 42,514 people who died in traffic crashes in 2022, 42 percent of those crash victims were alive when first responders arrived at the scene. Recognizing that medical care can prevent injuries from becoming fatal, a post-crash care lens identifies a clear opportunity to preserve life at the scene of a crash by applying medical care and related services.
Prehospital whole blood transfusion programs are having an enormous impact on survivability, often being compared to the advent of the seatbelt. Prehospital whole blood transfusion programs could “save more American lives than any other initiative in our lifetime,” according to John Holcomb, MD, FACS.
For Rural Road Safety Awareness Week (RRSAW), we are exploring what practitioners and the general traveling public can do to promote the success of post-crash care and save lives on our rural roadways.
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