Sugarcreek Fire and EMS is now the first in the state to offer a pre-hospital blood transfusion program. Now, first responders carry cooler bags filled with plasma and red blood cells and ...

As more EMS agencies explore whole blood transfusions, Chris and Kelly ask: is this the new gold standard or just a logistical headache?

Paramedics picked up the first two bags of Type O blood ... in scope-of-practice guidelines green-lighted EMS units throughout Pennsylvania to carry and administer blood. Two UPMC hospitals ...

For the most critical cases, Wake EMS has a unique cooling technique in their arsenal – a method using body bags that's reserved for heat stroke patients with body temperatures over 104 degrees.

The American College of Surgeons is urging more first responders to carry blood products in emergency vehicles to improve survival rates among patients with life-threatening bleeding. Only about 1 ...

New Orleans EMS carry blood in their ambulances so for those bleeding out they can put blood back in before patients get to hospital, increasing the chance of survival. Leslie Cooper was with her ...

Austin-Travis County EMS medics and Austin firefighters worked ... Pool / Staff Photographer) North Texas paramedics should carry blood. That’s the obvious conclusion from the deep reporting ...

Marathon EMS carry three times more drugs, 82, than average ambulances, Captain Joe Forcine said. It helps the department overcome the island's 2½ hour drive to the nearest trauma center.