Blood transfusions at the scene save lives, but ambulances are rarely equipped to do them
More than 60,000 people in the U.S. bleed to death every year from traumatic events like car crashes or gunshot wounds, or other emergencies, including those related to pregnancy or gastrointestinal hemorrhaging.
Dallas Fire-Rescue debuts pilot program for blood transfusions on ambulances
When a patient is bleeding out, the risk of death rises with every minute that passes, trauma experts have told The News. Rapid transfusions are the most effective way to treat hemorrhaging patients and buy them time until they can make it to a hospital.
Cobb County Fire launching pre-hospital blood transfusion program
Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services is set to launch a new pre-hospital blood transfusion program aimed at saving the lives of trauma victims.
Dallas Fire-Rescue launches pilot program to save lives with onboard blood transfusions
When 7-year-old Marigny Wilson-Martin lost a significant amount of blood from a dog bite, New Orleans paramedics saved her life with an immediate blood transfusion. Inspired by this, Dallas Fire-Rescue has started a pilot program to equip ambulances with packed red blood cells to quickly respond to severe trauma cases.
New DFR program allows blood transfusions in ambulance
Dallas Fire-Rescue is launching a blood transfusion program for trauma patients who are in critical need before arriving at the hospital.
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Blood transfusions at the scene save lives. Ambulances are rarely equipped to do them
More than 60,000 people bleed to death every year in the United States. Many of those deaths occur before the patient reaches ...