Use of Whole Blood Deployment Programs for Mass Casualty Incidents South Texas Experience in Regional Response and Preparedness

The authors describe a Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council program designed to distribute blood products after a mass casualty incident. The prehospital whole blood program was first used to distribute O-positive whole blood and packed cells to Uvalde Memorial Hospital after the mass shooting in 2022 and was used in a successful operation. Given improved mortality with whole blood administration, the development of similar programs in other states may reduce preventable deaths.