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 ...

Dallas was one of the last major metropolitan areas in the country to offer blood transfusions on wounded patients before they arrived at the hospital, but a collaborative program between the American ...

Clayton County introduces a Whole Blood Transfusion program for first responders to provide urgent care for severe blood loss ...

Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services (CCFES) performed the county's first-ever pre-hospital blood transfusion on a trauma patient. The transfusion involved administering red blood cells and fresh ...

This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. In February 2003, Amy Connor was ...