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 Morgan, MD
8:05 a.m. Trauma in 2025 – Is it Time to Evolve our Practices?
Speaker: John Lyng, MD
8:35 a.m. Trauma Surgeons in the Field? Considerations for Prolonged Extrication
Speaker: Anne Rizzo, MD, FACS
9:05 a.m. Tourniquets: Replacement, Conversion, and Prolonged Care
Speaker: Rachel Russo, MD, MS
9:35 a.m. Break and Exhibits (15 Minutes)
9:50 a.m. Patterns of Gun Violence Against Women in the US
Mallory Williams, MD, MPH, FACS
10:20 a.m. Harm of Epinephrine in Traumatic Arrest
Speaker: Cordelie Witt, MD
10:50 a.m. Prehospital Trauma Research Initiatives
Speaker: Abstract Winners – PCRF
11:20 a.m. Traumatic Cardiac Arrest
Speaker: Zaffir Qasim, MD
12:00 p.m. Lunch and Exhibits
12:30 p.m. Scott Frame Lecture: Response to the Charlotte, NC police shootout in April 2024
Speaker: Austin Acheson, Senior Inspector, U.S. Marshals Service Operational Medical Support Unit
1:30 p.m. Welcome to the Afternoon Session
Moderators: Col (Ret) Warren Dorlac, MD and CAPT Margaret Morgan, MD
1:35 p.m. Dangers of Sleep Deprivation in EMS
Speaker: Paul Koch
2:05 p.m. TCCC Updates: Applicability to Civilian Trauma Care
Speaker: CAPT Travis Deaton
2:35 p.m. Needle Decompression
Speaker: 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
Speaker: Christopher Colwell, MD
3:50 p.m. Traumatic Airway Management
Speaker: Frank Guyette, MD
4:20 p.m. Prehospital Whole Blood Intervention
Speaker: Ryan Fransman, MD
4:50 p.m. Closing Comments
5:00 p.m. Adjourn