Sep 29, 2022
The Whole Blood Initiative is an advanced care program to provide whole blood to trauma patients in the field. Joining us again to talk about this important life saving initiative and how it's all going to work are David Long/TEMS Executive Director, Chief Ed Brazle/VBEMS and Dr. Michael Martyak/Assistant Professor of Surgery EVMS.
In this episode we are continuing our discussion about the Tidewater EMS Council's new Whole Blood Initiative (WBI) which is currently in the 'roll out' phase with the first city in our region to take on this project being Virginia Beach.
A key reason that Virginia Beach was selected as the first jurisdiction for the WBI is the presence of Sentara Virginia Beach General, a Level 3 Trauma Center, in their district. Additionally the high level of services and instruction already in place in their delivery system and that their service area is comprised of urban, suburban and rural communities make Virginia Beach an excellent locality in which to begin the WBI program.
Interested in learning more about the Whole Blood Initiative and how you can support this life saving program? Visit our Campaign webpage: Donate.TidewaterEMS.org