Pre-Hospital Blood Administration

This enduring course will focus on optimizing survival outcomes in catastrophic hemorrhagic shock through the deployment of pre-hospital blood administration. We will explore how rapid patient selection, strict adherence to the cold chain, and immediate mitigation of adverse transfusion reactions directly influence neonatal, pediatric, and adult trauma survival. This discussion highlights the critical role of clinical precision and operational mastery across advanced EMS systems, critical care transport teams, and receiving trauma centers in delivering life-saving component therapy at the right time for our most vulnerable patients.

Target Audience

This course is designed for Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, Nurses, Paramedics, and Allied Health Professionals involved in pre-hospital emergency care, critical care transport, and trauma resuscitation.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify evolving best practices and innovations in pre-hospital blood administration and hemorrhagic shock management.
  2. Apply evidence-based strategies to complex trauma cases requiring urgent field volume replacement.
  3. Demonstrate effective interdisciplinary communication techniques to enhance collaboration among physicians, APPs, nurses, paramedics, and allied health professionals during critical patient handoffs.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
06/01/2026
Course expires: 
06/01/2028
Rating: 
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Speaker(s)

Tammy Gage, BBA

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Accreditation:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the direct providership of HCA Healthcare Continental Division. HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Commercial Support:  

This Activity was developed without support from any ineligible company.*The ACCME defines ineligible companies as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Note: The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests – unless the provider of clinical services is owned, or controlled by, and ACCME defined ineligible company.

Disclosure: 

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is committed to providing CME that is balanced, objective, and evidenced-based. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence all parties in control of content are required to disclose all conflicts of interest with ACCME defined ineligible companies. None of the planners, faculty, and those in control of this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.​

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Attendance
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Required Hardware/software

We recommend the following hardware/software to successfully view and complete the contents of this course:

For ease of use, we strongly recommend using a desktop computer to complete this course. The following desktop web browsers are compatible with our system:

Desktop: Chrome, Internet Explorer, MS Edge, Safari

While not recommended, if you are familiar with completing courses online you may complete this course using a mobile device. For those wishing to complete this activity on Mobile, the following systems are recommended:

Apple iPhones and iPad devices on iOS 10 or later
Android phones and tablets on Android OS 4.4 or later using the supported web browsers listed above.

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