Advancing the EMS profession

World Trauma Symposium Program

Pursuing Excellence in Prehospital Trauma Care

World Trauma Symposium
October 21, 2025

8:00 am – 5:00 pm ET USA
Indiana Convention Center (ICC) and Lucas Oil Stadium, 100 S. Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46225
Room: 500 Ballroom
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8:00 a.m. Welcome, Review of Program, Sponsor Recognition
Moderators: Col (Ret) Warren Dorlac, MD and CAPT Margaret Moore, MD
8:05 a.m. Trauma in 2025 – Is it Time to Evolve our Practices?
John Lyng, MD
8:35 a.m. Trauma Surgeons in the Field? Considerations for Prolonged Extrication
Anne Rizzo, MD, FACS
9:05 a.m. Tourniquets: Replacement, Conversion, and Prolonged Care
Rachel Russo, MD, MS, FACS
9:35 a.m. Break and Exhibits
9:50 a.m. Patterns of Gun Violence Against Women in the US
Mallory Williams, MD, MPH, FACS
10:20 a.m.    Epinephrine for Traumatic Cardiac Arrest – Is it Time to Reconsider?
Cordelie Witt, MD, MPH
10:50 a.m. Prehospital Trauma Research Initiatives
"Relative Risk of Death in the Rear Compartment in Fatal Ambulance Collisions"
Dr. Rebeka Stephen

"A Description of Characteristics and Outcomes for Injured Patients Receiving Prehospital Whole Blood Using a Statewide Linked EMS and Trauma Registry Dataset"
Daisy Banta
11:20 a.m. Traumatic Cardiac Arrest
Zaffir Qasim, MD, FRCEM, EDIC
12:00 p.m. Lunch and Exhibits
12:30 p.m. Scott Frame Lecture: Response to the Charlotte, NC Police Shootout in April 2024
Austin Acheson, MCJ, Senior Inspector, U.S. Marshals Service Operational Medical Support Unit
1:30 p.m. Welcome to the Afternoon Session
Col (Ret) Warren Dorlac, MD and CAPT Margaret Moore, MD
1:35 p.m. Dangers of Sleep Deprivation in EMS
Paul Koch
2:05 p.m. TCCC Updates: Applicability to Civilian Trauma Care
CAPT Travis Deaton, MD
2:35 p.m. Needle Decompression
Jay Johannigman, MD
3:05 p.m. Break and Exhibits (15 Minutes)
3:20 p.m. Management of Agitation for EMS in a Trauma Patient
Christopher Colwell, MD
3:50 p.m. Traumatic Airway Management
Frank Guyette, MD, MPH
4:20 p.m. Prehospital Whole Blood Intervention
Ryan Fransman, MD
4:50 p.m. Closing Comments
5:00 p.m. Adjourn