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Pharr EMS credits prehospital whole-blood transfusion with saving a patient; three staff honored
Summary
Pharr EMS reported using a newly implemented prehospital whole-blood program on Dec. 29, 2024; paramedic Vanessa Guerrilla, advanced EMT Elsa Castillo and shift captain Andrew Gonzalez received clinical excellence commendations for their roles.
Daniel Ramirez, chief of Pharr EMS, said the department used a newly implemented prehospital whole-blood transfusion on Dec. 29, 2024, that stabilized a patient who arrived with severe bleeding and a blood pressure of 81/40.
“The prompt and life‑saving treatment worked as the patient was alert and left with a blood pressure of 123 over 61 at a local hospital,” Daniel Ramirez said while presenting clinical excellence commendations to Paramedic Vanessa Guerrilla, Advanced EMT Elsa Castillo and Shift Captain Andrew…
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