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Fire department seeks endorsement for field blood-product therapy, aims for Q1 2026 start
Summary
Anchorage Fire Department and medical partners proposed bringing plasma and other blood products into prehospital care to treat hemorrhage, citing trauma-registry data, national adoption and backing from local trauma committees; startup costs estimated around $60,000 and operational support will be required.
Fire Chief Doug Schrage introduced a proposal from the Anchorage Fire Department and medical partners to begin administering blood products in the field in the Anchorage Bowl, with Dr. Michael Levy (chief medical officer, area-wide EMS) leading the clinical case.
Dr. Levy said hemorrhage is a leading preventable cause of death and that prehospital…
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