For too long, blood transfusions were considered a go-to solution for severe injuries or complex surgical procedures. This long-standing practice, however, is not without flaws. Studies indicate that ...

Jeffrey Carson spent more than a decade persuading hospitals that fewer, resource-saving blood transfusions work just as well as more frequent transfusions for most patients. More recently, the ...

Your blood carries oxygen to all of the cells in your body. When there are problems with red blood cells, you can feel weak and tired and may have to take medicines or receive blood transfusions to ...

Québec City, June 13, 2024–Increased use of blood transfusions after major traumatic brain injury could help people hospitalized in intensive care units regain greater functional independence and a ...

In a rigorous medical records study covering tens of thousands of patients, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers conclude that some patients with preoperative anemia have better outcomes if they get ...

SGMC Health has launched a prehospital blood transfusion program, which hospital officials say marks a significant ...

When a newborn requires surgery, the question of how to manage bleeding becomes more complicated than it is for adults or ...

DONATING, GO TO RED CROSS.ORG. OMAHA FIRE IS NOW ONE OF 160 DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ABLE TO TRANSFUSE WHOLE BLOOD. THEY LAUNCHED THEIR PREHOSPITAL TRANSFUSION PROGRAM TODAY. IT ALLOWS FIRST ...

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 ...

The Ventura County Fire Department has launched an emergency blood transfusion program, equipping its first rescue ambulances with whole blood that officials say could help save lives. In the pilot ...

San Antonio Fire Department Medical Officer Lt. Bill Bullock (center) and firefighter/paramedic Keith Eldard, work on an auto/pedestrian victim on the city’s West side, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. Bullock ...