HIGH. THE WAUWATOSA FIRE DEPARTMENT IS THE FIRST IN THE STATE TO ADMINISTER A BLOOD TRANSFUSION OUT IN THE FIELD. MEDICS RESPONDED TO A DEADLY SHOOTING IN MILWAUKEE RIGHT NEAR 80TH AND CONGRESS, ...
At last week’s Clayton County commission meeting, Fire Chief Tim Sweat proposed creating what he called a pre-hospital blood transfusion program. If approved by commissioners, the program would enable ...
Minutes matter when you’re seriously hurt in an ambulance and in need of blood, but getting that blood quickly replaced doesn ...
More than 60,000 people in the US bleed to death every year from traumatic events, Blood transfusions at the scene could change that. KFF Health News — One August afternoon in 2023, Angela Martin’s ...
Plainfield Fire Territory is the first agency in Hendricks County and the 12th in Indiana with a pre-hospital blood ...
MARIETTA, GA — Trauma patients in Cobb, Bartow, and Paulding counties now have access to a potentially life-saving treatment before they even reach the hospital. Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service has ...
Pre-hospital transfusion improves patient condition, reduces hospital stays and reduces overall use of blood.