Over the last year SRAC purchased equipment for Canton and Mansfield, giving them the capability to transfuse whole blood in the field. In 2025 the program had 69 calls for service and transfused 21 separate patients who met the criteria. 18 of those patients survived to discharge as a result of the prehospital transfusion, including one patient who was in traumatic cardiac arrest and survived. Around 90% of those survivors would likely have died prior to arrival at the hospital without this treatment.

Canton and Mansfield have incorporated all of the new equipment and improved their outcomes as a result of continued training and oversight by our team of medical directors.

Additionally, the final draft of an official MA DPH Statewide protocol for Field Transfusion of Blood is slated to be released in the spring this year. “We are incredibly proud of that as the protocol is a mirror image of our protocol at CFD. It actually includes a provision for Pediatric treatment, as well as utilizing the operational and logistical plan that I laid out for OEMS, and the transfusion paperwork that I developed with BMC. It feels like a huge win to see our hard work potentially resulting in statewide implementation of this life-saving program.” Said Leo Reardon, EMS Coordinator for Canton Fire Department.