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Medics say prehospital blood transfusion stabilized stabbed security officer before arrival at Methodist ER
Summary
Emergency medics described giving a unit of blood on-scene that helped stabilize a security officer who had '0 vital signs,' allowing transport to Methodist ER where doctors administered additional units; the program relies on donors and a partnership with LifeServe.
Emergency medics described using a prehospital blood transfusion that helped stabilize a security officer who had been stabbed, allowing the patient to reach Methodist ER for further care.
The presenter said the chain of survival for severely injured patients 'begins at the scene' and that delays in getting patients to the hospital can be fatal. He credited donors and a partnership with the blood center LifeServe for enabling field transfusions: 'the blood that's being infused, that is only possible because of the the generous donors who donate blood and specifically donate blood with with our blood center, LifeServe.'
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