Hemorrhage Control: Stop the Bleeding & Replace What is Lost
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Provides an in-depth exploration of life-saving techniques and strategies for managing severe bleeding. Participants will examine the scope of hemorrhage-related deaths, the latest shifts in trauma care priorities, and effective methods for replacing lost blood, including the use of low-titer O positive whole blood.
Randall M. Schaefer, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, CEN, (Lieutenant Colonel, US Army, Retired) served 20 years as an Emergency/Trauma Nurse, including three deployments supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom and Inherent Resolve. She played a key role in establishing Walking Blood Banks and implemented emergency blood storage policies that reduced transfusion times at Ft. Hood. After retiring in 2017, Dr. Schaefer directed the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council’s Combat Casualty Care Research Program, where she developed the country’s first Regional Whole Blood Program. She has presented at major conferences and is a lead author on 10 publications regarding prehospital blood use.
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