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County hears data on prehospital whole-blood program; presenters say it has saved lives
Summary
Presenters from MontyMS told the Monongalia County Commission that a prehospital whole-blood program, active since May 1, 2025, administered blood to 15 patients across the county and led to measurable clinical improvements; commissioners heard program metrics, logistical challenges and plans for blood drives.
Forest Wyne, introduced as representing MontyMS, opened a short update on the county’s prehospital whole-blood program and introduced Dr. Robbie May and Tyler Savage to present clinical outcomes and operational data.
"It's been more successful than we ever could have imagined," Dr. Robbie May, identified in the meeting as the program’s director of clinical services, said as he described a summer case in which a mother suffering postpartum hemorrhage received whole-blood transfusion on scene and, he said, survived because prehospital blood was available. "Three days later, both the baby and mother walked out of the hospital," he added.
Tyler Savage, introduced as the quality assurance and quality improvement specialist,…
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