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Madison County EMS begins prehospital blood program after private donation; used twice since March
Summary
Madison County Emergency Medical Services told commissioners it launched a prehospital blood product program in March 2024 after a private donation and equipment purchases reduced startup costs; crews have administered blood products on two calls in the last month.
Madison County Emergency Medical Services told the Board of Commissioners that it launched a prehospital blood product program in March 2024 after a local family donated money to reduce startup costs, and that crews have used the product on two recent calls.
The program matters because uncontrolled bleeding is a leading cause of preventable death in trauma, EMS Director Bobby Smith told the board, and early blood administration can reduce the amount of hospital blood a patient needs.
Smith said the county pursued the program after conversations over several years with the regional EMS council and the Georgia Trauma Commission and after learning of a pilot at Grady Memorial Hospital. A local family provided $14,000 toward the project;…
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