In the developed world, most of the reported complications of transfusion have an immunological basis. Although the media and the public are worried about the infectious risks of transfusion ...

He compared the sea change that's occurring in transfusion medicine to the 19th and 20th century recognition that hand-washing reduces infections. "Many people are beginning to accept that we can make ...

But if a female who makes these antibodies after a blood transfusion goes on to become pregnant and their fetus is positive for the antigens, then the mother's antibodies may attack the fetus's ...

Incident marked state's first whole blood transfusion performed in the field. Dispatch algorithms for the program sent the rescue ambulance to the scene. A stabbing in Oxnard morphed into a ...

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. — Ventura County Fire Department paramedics from Rescue Ambulance 50 performed the department’s first prehospital whole blood transfusion during a call in Oxnard.

The Ventura County Fire Department has launched an emergency blood transfusion program, equipping its first rescue ambulances with whole blood that officials say could help save lives. In the ...

The Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services has a new system to make whole blood transfusions available at the scene of accidents or before going to the hospital. Whole blood is what ...

It's also crucial information to have on hand if you have surgery coming up, or if you wind up needing an emergency blood transfusion. Two years ago, I was filling out an application to ...

Explore the latest resources on whole blood administration by EMS, including clinical guidelines, research, protocols, and training tips. This page features an interactive map of EMS services ...

Objective In the era of damage control resuscitation of trauma patients with acute major haemorrhage, transfusion practice has evolved to blood component (component therapy) administered in a ratio ...

Partial or dilutional exchange transfusion, done for polycythemia, consists of removing whole blood and replacing it milliliter for milliliter with albumin, plasma, or normal saline to lower the ...