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 ...

Donating blood is a selfless act that many may not realise is crucial for a country’s healthcare system. Your blood is ...

A whole blood donation can be used in its complete form but can also be separated into "its specific components of red cells, plasma and platelets," according to the Red Cross. Whole blood ...

Monongalia EMS will begin the program on May 1. Dr. Michael Shukis, Mon EMS medical director, said there has been a nationwide effort to return whole blood programs. The chances of surviving a ...

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 ...

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 ...

You can donate whole blood — everything in the vial. Or, you can donate blood components like plasma, red blood cells, and platelets, where a machine separates your blood into the various ...