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Stabilizing a patient in despair suffering from tracheostomy bleeding
When the conditions are ripe, the distinction between intoxication and a diabetic emergency can easily be blurred
Video: Watch as a police officer manages the first critical minutes of a stabbing
Medics with Grady Memorial Hospital now have the training and equipment to treat patients with transfusions
Grady EMS paramedics will be the first in Atlanta to do blood transfusions in the field
The Crawfordsville pilot program is expected to increase a patient’s chance of survival
Research underscores the life-saving impact of administering whole blood transfusions as quickly as possible
First responders in Carthage faced a man trapped in a machine at the Schreiber Foods plant
Elk City and Oklahoma City first responders utilized whole blood to save a worker pinned underneath a bulldozer
D.C. Fire and EMS and the American Red Cross have partnered to begin the practice of carrying whole blood
A Silver Cliff woman was gored in the legs by a mule deer while she was leaving her home
Parker County Hospital District paramedics faced an amputation and having to perform bilateral finger thoracostomies
Four women were injured in what authorities called a random attack at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston
Vallejo first responders successfully removed the man from the fence spike
Utica first responders treated an injured zookeeper after they “came in contact” with a male African lion
One of the patients was transported to a hospital in critical condition
The report on the shooting in Virginia Beach that killed 12 people covered more training for first responders and teaching civilians how to slow victim bleeding
Black Hills Life Flight becomes the first in the state to have its aircraft carrying whole blood
Five Taunton police officers, including the police chief, were stabbed by the suspect after he crashed into a house
Travis Muller was cleaning out the bin when he became caught in the power sweep auger
The IAEMSC position cites numerous studies highlighting the advantages of prehospital administration of blood and blood products
The state’s “Blood on Board” program has delivered whole blood to 23 patients across the state since its start in May
The incident is the first time someone at Rockaway Beach has been bitten by a shark in 70 years
As West Manatee Fire Rescue personnel were clearing the crash scene a boat with a shark bite victim arrived at the boat ramp
Mikala Jones traveled the world taking first-person images from inside massive waves
The Tidewater EMS Council is looking at treating young trauma patients and adding more locations
HELP training is a new program offered to houses of worship and religious community groups
A partnership with 3 air ambulances and a blood center will deliver whole blood for the first time in 30 years
A tourniquet was applied and the worker was flown to the University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital