A clinical trial in Finland will seek to determine whether emergency services can safely use whole blood for transfusions before patients reach the hospital. Other trials held in the United Kingdom ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) — Collaboration happening now between Case Western Reserve University and other American universities seeks a “world-first” innovation for which medical researchers have been questing ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Since July, Corewell Health Aero Med has provided whole blood to patients experiencing significant blood loss in their helicopters before they get to the hospital. This program ...

League City's emergency services division aims to improve the chances of patient recovery and survival by increasing blood supply resources on board ambulances. The city’s emergency medical services ...

Whole blood contains all blood components, including red blood cells, platelets and plasma, according to UCHealth. Only about 1% of emergency medical vehicles in the U.S. carry blood, as most EMS ...

UCHealth and Thompson Valley Emergency Medical Services teamed up Tuesday morning to launch a pre-hospital whole blood program for patients in Weld and Larimer counties. The cutting-edge program — one ...

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Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs a blood transfusion, according to the American Red Cross. “Blood transfusion is a highly critical, life-saving clinical procedure for a variety of patients, ...