A new program is making waves in emergency medical care by equipping paramedics with the ability to provide blood transfusions before patients reach the hospital. This initiative is made possible through a $50 million funding boost from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
The funding aims to train and equip emergency teams for on-site transfusions during emergencies. The NHTSA highlighted severe blood loss as the leading cause of preventable deaths in crashes. They anticipate this funding could reduce such deaths by 37%.
Johnathan Morrison, a NHTSA Administrator, emphasized the importance of the initiative…