Berkeley County EMS is launching a new program that will allow paramedics to give trauma patients blood transfusions before ...

One August afternoon in 2023, Angela Martin's cousin called with alarming news. Martin's 74-year-old aunt had been mauled by four dogs while out for a walk near her home in rural Purlear, North ...

Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine get millions of dollars from the U.S. Department of Transportation to study the impacts of performing blood transfusions at crash sites ...

Blood transfusions are sometimes part of a leukemia treatment plan. They do not treat cancer, but they can help reduce some cancer symptoms. They’re used to treat low blood counts and help prevent ...

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow. Doctors may recommend blood transfusions as part of AML treatment. The specific transfusion type and associated risks ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited blood disorders. Affected hemoglobin inside your red blood cells (RBCs) causes them to lose their flexible donut shape and take on a “C” shape. These ...

A new blood transfusion program is making a difference between life and death. Several fire departments now operate with type O+ blood on hand. Paramedics can administer blood to patients in the field ...

A federal grant will fund training and equipment to help first responders deliver blood transfusions at the scene of severe ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Every second counts in an emergency, and Norfolk Fire-Rescue just reached a new milestone in saving lives. First responders in the city performed a whole blood transfusion on the scene ...

The Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments received a $960,000 federal grant for a project to expand pre-hospital blood transfusion in the region. Ryan Hiatt, FM Ambulance operations ...

Dallas Fire-Rescue says a pilot program to provide emergency blood transfusions has already saved 18 lives in just under six months, including a Dallas physician who says DFR’s quick action saved her ...