The Brief
- Pasco Fire Rescue launched a new blood transfusion program to help patients on the way to the hospital.
- The agency is one of the first in the Tampa Bay area to incorporate this program into first responders’ calls.
- Data shows the faster a person receives blood when it’s needed at a scene, the better off a person is at surviving and recovering.
LAND O’ LAKES, Fla. – Minutes matter when you’re seriously hurt in an ambulance and in need of blood, but getting that blood quickly replaced doesn’t happen until you reach the hospital.
Pasco Fire Rescue said they knew something needed to change to help more people survive and recover.
What we know:…