Zero preventive trauma deaths. Is it possible, and do first responders hold the key to this lofty goal? Trauma accounts for at least 200,000 U.S. deaths per year. Recognizing this, in its 2016 report, ...

ATLANTA - A new program has already helped save more than a dozen lives in its first week of implementation in Atlanta. First responders with Grady EMS can now administer blood transfusions in the ...

I love to make things easy to remember and repeat, because our job requires us to remember more than we have the ability to. We all learned that the ABC acronym (airway, breathing, circulation) is the ...

A growing body of research suggests transfusing whole blood early while on-scene may increase a trauma patient's chance of ...

In an effort to save lives, Howard County officials are expanding access to blood transfusions in the field to more quickly treat patients with traumatic injuries.Howard County Department of Fire and ...

The American Red Cross donor center in D.C. is named for a famous Washingtonian, Dr. Charles Drew who pioneered methods for long term storage of blood plasma and was the first director of the American ...

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (KDVR) — In the three weeks since South Metro Fire Rescue started carrying blood in the field, the agency has already given blood to three patients. On Aug. 21, SMFR announced its ...

HUNTINGTON — Cabell County Emergency Medical Services (CCEMS) is the first in West Virginia to administer blood before patients arrive at the hospital. It’s called the prehospital ground transport ...

Thirty-four EMTs completed training at the National EMS Academy in Lafayette and will serve Acadiana communities on the front ...

Trauma patients and patients who need emergency surgery have little to no opportunity to get acquainted with the surgeon and team that will perform their operation. However, a large study has found ...