And that’s especially true when trauma and severe blood loss are involved. Trauma is the leading cause of death for people 45 and younger, and among trauma patients, uncontrolled bleeding is the ...

Significant bleeding due to traumatic injury is the number one cause of preventable deaths in the U.S., with the majority of deaths occurring within six hours. Emerging evidence suggests that the ...

CANTON - For the first time in Massachusetts, a whole blood transfusion saved the life of a patient before he could be brought to a hospital. Last Saturday, a 35-year-old man was seriously hurt in a ...

Uncontrolled bleeding accounts for more than 30% of trauma-related fatalities. By delivering whole blood in the field, emergency medical service providers can begin resuscitation sooner and give ...

(Boston)—Significant bleeding due to traumatic injury is the number one cause of preventable deaths in the U.S., with the majority of deaths occurring within six hours. Emerging evidence suggests that ...

BRAINTREE, MASS. (WHDH) - The Canton Fire Department administered the state’s first field whole blood transfusion Saturday to save a man from bleeding out after a car crash in Braintree. The ...

It took 45 minutes for firefighters to get a 35-year-old man out of a “heavily damaged” car following a car crash on Saturday, officials said. The man’s injuries were extensive, with low blood ...

WALPOLE, Mass. (WWLP) – Paramedics from the Caton Fire Department were called to Walpole to administer a whole blood transfusion to an injured ATV rider. According to a news release from Canton Fire ...

Incident marked state's first whole blood transfusion performed in the field. Dispatch algorithms for the program sent the rescue ambulance to the scene. A stabbing in Oxnard morphed into a noteworthy ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin-Travis County EMS celebrated a major milestone in its Whole Blood Program, administering its 500th unit of whole blood over the weekend. This accomplishment highlights the ...

Mortality/major ischemic events at 90 days were no lower than with a restrictive strategy—but cardiac complications differed.