The Arlington County Fire Department is taking new measures that could help save some critically injured or ill patients. The department announced yesterday that it is rolling out a new “whole blood” ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Monongalia County’s ‘Whole Blood Program’, which enables paramedics to give whole blood in the field to ...

Intravenous (IV) therapy is administering fluids directly into a vein. It benefits treatment by enabling water, medication, blood, or nutrients to access the body faster through the circulatory system ...

One of the two women shot in the 500 block of Bourbon Street late on Nov. 6 was in bad shape when paramedics arrived, Capt. Janick Lewis said. Wounded high in the leg, she was in shock and becoming ...

Strapped to a stretcher in the back of an ambulance, the shooting victim moaned, then screamed. Blood splattered across the ...

EMSA and Tulsa Fire Department supervisors will soon have a type of blood on hand that could help save trauma patients. When emergency responders carry Type O Whole Blood, they can start administering ...

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% of ...

Pittsburgh EMS Assistant Chief Mark Pinchalk announced Friday that two city rescue units are now stocked with Type O blood. Pittsburgh’s Bureau of Emergency Medical Services is writing the script for ...

Emergency first responders in Northern Colorado will now be able to provide lifesaving whole blood to patients in car crashes or other serious accidents in the field before they reach the hospital. A ...

The Des Moines and West Des Moines Fire Departments are leading a pilot project that could end up saving lives across the state. Des Moines Lieutenant Dan Davis says it involves having blood available ...