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Norfolk County highlights Canton field blood-transfusion program as county funding arrives
Summary
County commissioners hosted Canton fire and medical leaders to discuss a field blood-transfusion program run with Boston Medical Center; officials said county funds will help buy compatible tubing and equipment and that a check was 'supposedly en route.'
Norfolk County commissioners used their Nov. 5 meeting to spotlight a Canton-based program that places whole blood on certain ambulances and at a Canton station to keep seriously bleeding patients alive on the way to level‑1 trauma centers. Commissioners and Canton officials said county funding will help purchase compatible tubing and an additional blood‑warmer unit.
The EMS medical director, introduced during the presentation, described the program as a partnership with Boston Medical Center that operates a satellite blood bank in Canton and stores two units of whole blood at the station. According to the director, the goal is to create a clinical 'bridge' from the scene of injury to an…
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