BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – How quickly someone receives a blood transfusion after a car crash could be the difference between life and death. Bleeding to death after a car crash is the number one cause of preventable mortality.
Health leaders at UAB say pre-hospital blood transfusions are not available everywhere in Alabama.
“Every eligible patient who needs pre-hospital blood should get pre-hospital blood,” said Dr. Mohammad Zain Hashmi, assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at UAB.
Critical minutes during ambulance transport
An ambulance ride to the emergency room includes critical minutes for care, but not all ambulances have the ability to provide blood transfusions…