May 13, 2026
A recent episode of “Our American States,” a podcast from the National Conference of State Legislatures, examined the growing use of prehospital blood programs.
In the episode, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Administrator Jonathan Morrison; Randi Schaefer, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, CEN, president of the Prehospital Blood Transfusion Coalition; and NCSL policy specialist Aneesa Turbovsky joined host Ed Smith to discuss why prehospital blood programs are a priority for NHTSA, challenges associated with establishing such programs and state legislative efforts to support paramedics administering blood in the field.
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