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Cobb County responders give on-scene blood products, stabilize ejected crash victim
Summary
Four days after launching a prehospital blood program, Cobb County fire responders administered packed red blood cells, plasma and TXA to a motor-vehicle crash victim who had been ejected, and the patient regained consciousness en route to surgery, staff said.
Four days after the Cobb County Fire Department initiated a prehospital blood program on Feb. 14, department responders administered two units of packed red blood cells, two units of fresh frozen plasma and 2 grams of tranexamic acid (TXA) to a motor-vehicle crash patient who had been ejected from their vehicle, stabilizing the patient and enabling transport to surgery, fire department staff said.
The program was carrying a two-unit supply of packed red blood cells and two units of fresh frozen plasma when crews responded to the crash, department staff members said during a recorded debrief. "We pulled up on scene and found a motor vehicle crash with an ejection. Fire crews are…
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