Gathering of Eagles Meeting Oct. 23, 2026: Remembering Ray Fowler; Cold-Stored Platelets; Prehospital Tranfusions in Arizona

The “Gathering of Eagles” group of EMS medical directors from the world's prominent metropolitan systems hosts weekly calls facilitated by Dr. Paul Pepe covering the latest issues of impact to the EMS community. EMS World has been given exclusive access and approval to publish these discussions as a service to our readers.

In this week’s episode, several Eagles share memories of Eagles founder Dr. Ray Fowler; Philip Spinella presents research on cold stored platelets; Josh Gaither shares successes of an Arizona statewide prehospital transfusion initiative; Aileen Marty updates the group on emerging disease outbreaks; and more.