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Fort Lauderdale approves Broward Health partnership to bring whole blood to first responders
Summary
The commission approved an MOU with Broward Health to place whole blood on Fort Lauderdale emergency units at no cost to taxpayers; speakers, including a family whose son survived a traumatic crash after receiving prehospital whole‑blood transfusion, urged adoption to improve survivability.
The Fort Lauderdale City Commission voted on Dec. 16 to approve a memorandum of understanding with Broward Health that will allow the city’s emergency responders to carry and administer whole blood in the prehospital setting.
Fire department leadership and a Broward Health representative described the program as an evidence‑based advance in trauma care that can significantly increase…
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