This visualization was developed in November 2025 for the Virginia EMS Advisory Board’s Medical Direction and Trauma Governance Committees as part of a statewide Performance Improvement initiative focused on evaluating and enhancing prehospital warming practices.
One in five major trauma patients transported by ground and air EMS had an initial hospital temperature below 36.0°C, including 3–5% below 35.0°C.
Early temperature management represents a statewide opportunity for improvement.
- Visit the interactive dashboard for more information on methodology and to explore the data yourself: https://tinyurl.com/InitialTemp
- Download the 1-pager: Initial Temperatures of Trauma Patients_Regions_1pager
Prepared by: Daisy Banta, MPH, OEMS Senior Epidemiologist. November 2025. Please reach out to epi.oems@vdh.virginia.gov with any questions.