{
  "abstract": "These competencies establish the coalition’s recommendations for comprehensive educational standards and competency requirements for emergency medical services (EMS) personnel authorized to administer blood products in the prehospital environment. This guideline serves as a resource document to ensure that EMS clinicians possess the requisite knowledge, skills, and competencies to safely and effectively perform blood transfusions, recognize and manage complications, and maintain quality standards. Implementation of standardized training programs requires systematic curriculum development in alignment with established educational principles, competency validation, ongoing education, quality improvement measures, and close medical oversight in accordance with established standards and best practices. 1–3",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Emergency Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA",
        "EMSMD, Grandville, Michigan, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Jon Krohmer"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Fire and Rescue Services, Government of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Holly O’Byrne"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Schaefer Consulting, New Braunfels, Texas, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Randall Schaefer"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "EMS, Harris County Emergency Services District No 48, Katy, Texas, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Eric A Bank"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA"
      ],
      "name": "John B Holcomb"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "San Antonio Fire Department, City of San Antonio Fire Department, San Antonio, Texas, USA"
      ],
      "name": "William J Bullock"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Pathology and Area Laboratory Services, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany"
      ],
      "name": "Ronnie L Hill"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Matthew Levy"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Prehospital blood transfusion coalition core competencies for emergency medical services personnel",
  "uid": "d9fac703-2aa6-53df-87e4-1f42f81a0562"
}