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Not A-Fib: The Impact of Pre-Hospital Blood Transfusion
Manage episode 481387011 series 2902534
Lt. Holly O'Byrne from D.C. Fire & EMS joins the Not A-Fib Podcast to discuss their whole blood program. She talks about the impetus for the program, overcoming hurdles to getting the blood, and the training they needed to do before putting blood on the trucks. She also talks about their successes and the downstream effects of administering blood in the field. The episode wraps up by talking about her experiences as the planning section chief on the IMT at Reagan Washington International Airport after the midair collision of a helicopter and commuter jet over the Potomac River.
102 episodes
Manage episode 481387011 series 2902534
Lt. Holly O'Byrne from D.C. Fire & EMS joins the Not A-Fib Podcast to discuss their whole blood program. She talks about the impetus for the program, overcoming hurdles to getting the blood, and the training they needed to do before putting blood on the trucks. She also talks about their successes and the downstream effects of administering blood in the field. The episode wraps up by talking about her experiences as the planning section chief on the IMT at Reagan Washington International Airport after the midair collision of a helicopter and commuter jet over the Potomac River.
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