Getting the wrong type of blood transfusion can lead to a fatal immune ... to be used in real blood transfusions, it's a first step. "The hunt has been on for the magic enzyme or the magic ...

Extreme weather disasters, increasing as the planet warms, can curb blood donations while increasing demand, a new analysis ...

The Ventura County Fire Department has started equipping a few of its ambulances with whole blood. Here's why.

Traumatically injured women are considerably less likely to receive whole blood transfusions within the first four hours of injury compared to men, despite whole blood being associated with reduced ...

In a landmark moment for emergency medical services, Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) paramedics assigned to Rescue ...

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 flows in the ...

Although packed red blood cell (pRBC ... In step 2, the proportion of ARDS cases attributable to pRBC transfusion was estimated. Step 3 computed excess annual ARDS cases related to transfusion.

Background: Transfusion-dependent bone marrow transplant recipients are routinely transfused with ABO group and RhD-compatible blood components. However, because of the scarcity of RhD-negative ...