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Scientists Discover Gut Enzyme That Converts Blood Type A & B Into 'Universal Donor' Type O
Scientists discovered a gut enzyme that can convert A, B, and AB blood into universal Type O—revolutionizing transfusions and ...
Delta Development Team Selected for $1.57M TACFI Opportunity to Advance Total Blood System (TBS)
Delta Development Team (DDT) is proud to announce that it has been selected for a $1.57 million Tactical Funding Increase ...
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Louisville Metro EMS performs first pre-hospital blood transfusion
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - On Sunday, April 13, Louisville Metro EMS achieved a major milestone by administering its first ...
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Whole blood in EMS promises a revolution in resuscitation
MCFRS rolled out its whole blood program in 2024. In the first four months of the program’s trial, 24 people received blood transfusions in the field; of those, 16 survived. What they discovered ...
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N.J. university medical center EMS now carrying whole blood
Hackensack University Medical Center’s paramedics can now administer blood transfusions in the field thanks to a new state waiver and expanded blood bank license ...
Climate Change Is Stressing the World’s Blood Supplies
Extreme weather disasters, increasing as the planet warms, can curb blood donations while increasing demand, a new analysis ...
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VCFD Paramedics Administer First Whole Blood Transfusion in the Field– A Statewide First
In a landmark moment for emergency medical services, Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) paramedics assigned to Rescue ...
Oxnard stabbing victim saved in California’s first field blood transfusion
A stabbing victim in Oxnard was saved by California’s first-ever field blood transfusion, officials confirmed. Crews with the Ventura County Fire Department, along with Oxnard firefighters and ...