The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT), the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP), and the National Association of EMTs (NAEMT) write an annual consensus statement on topics important to EMS care. The 2023 statement Prehospital Hemorrhage Control and Treatment by Clinicians: A Joint Position Statement represents a joint consensus opinion on pre-hospital hemorrhage control is intended for use by EMS clinicians, EMS medical directors, emergency physicians, trauma surgeons, and nurses in their treatment of the acute trauma patient with severe, life-threatening external bleeding. The new consensus document touches on many aspects of the Stop the Bleed Program but also on some new topics including removal of a tourniquet in the field, junctional tourniquets, and prehospital blood. Consensus statements regarding junctional tourniquets and prehospital blood administration will also be covered. This presentation will be led by Peter Fischer, MD (Trauma Surgeon and EMS physician, Chair of EMS Committee of the ACS Committee on Trauma), Cherisse Berry (Trauma Surgeon and primary author of the document), Jeffrey Goodloe (EMS Physician, ACEP Liaison to the ACS COT), and John Gallagher (EMS Physician, NAEMSP Liaison to the ACS COT, and author of the paper.)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the new consensus document
Describe the indications and technique for tourniquet conversion
Describe the consensus statements regarding prehospital blood products