Deep Dive: Whole Blood- There will be blood!

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

2:30 PM – 4:45 PM CT

Location: 356/357

CE: 2.25

Sponsored By

Panelist(s)

Kenneth Pippin, BAAS, LP

EMS Division Lieutenant
New Braunfels Fire Department
New Braunfels, Texas

Moderator(s)

C. J. Winckler, MD, LP

Associate Clinical Professor UT Health San Antonio
UTHSCSA
San Antonio, Texas

Panelist(s)

Charles W. Coyle, EMT-P

EMS Chief
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue
West Palm Beach, Florida
Emily Nichols, MD

Deputy Medical Director
New Orleans EMS
New Orleans, Louisiana
Lynn Jacobson-White, MS, FAEMS

Vice Chair Resuscitation Subcommittee,
American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council
Madison, Wisconsin
Troy R. Dichard, EMT-P, FP-C, CCP-C

EMS Captain
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue
West Palm Beach, Florida
Madonna Stotsenburg, DNP, MBA, BSHSA, BSN, RN, TCRN

Administrative Director Trauma Services and Emergency Management
St. Mary's Medical Center and Palm Beach Children's Hospital
Loxhatchee, Florida

Disclosure(s):

Kenneth Pippin, BS, LP: No financial relationships to disclose

C. J. Winckler, MD, LP: No financial relationships to disclose

Charles W. Coyle, EMT-P: No financial relationships to disclose

Emily Nichols, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Lynn Jacobson-White, MS, FAEMS: American Red Cross: Consulting fees or other remuneration (Ongoing); CeleCor: Consulting fees or other remuneration (Ongoing)

Troy R. Dichard, EMT-P, FP-C, CCP-C: No financial relationships to disclose

Madonna Stosenburg, DNP, MBA, BSHSA, BSN, RN, TCRN: No financial relationships to disclose

Agenda

Time
2:30-2:45 - Moderator: CJ Winkler | Overview and Introduction
2:45-3:00 - Speaker: TBD | Historical and Clinical Relevance of Blood Transfusions
3:00-3:15 - Speaker: Lynn White | Current State of the Blood Supply
3:15-3:30 - Speaker: Kent Pippin | Blood at a mid-sized fire-based EMS system, including how they overcame initial and ongoing costs, training, equipment, and logistical issues
3:30-3:45 - Speaker: Charlie Coyle | Legal and political issues faced in Palm Beach County during implementation
4:00-4:15 - Speaker: Emily Nichols | Cold PRBCs and rapid infusion and deployment strategy in a challenging urban environment
4:15-4:45 - Panel| Q&A/Discussion

NBFD Reports: Improved mortality rates among LTOWB transfusion patients? Observed mortality rate has improved to 16% post-LTOWB from an estimated 70% pre-LTOWB among patients who meet (or would have met) LTOWB transfusion criteria.

Must cover: regulations, process, safety, waste reduction, cost