HIGH. THE WAUWATOSA FIRE DEPARTMENT IS THE FIRST IN THE STATE TO ADMINISTER A BLOOD TRANSFUSION OUT IN THE FIELD. MEDICS RESPONDED TO A DEADLY SHOOTING IN MILWAUKEE RIGHT NEAR 80TH AND CONGRESS, ...

Richland has set a goal of having the largest single-day blood drive in Washington state with 150 blood donations from 8 a.m.

Minutes matter when you’re seriously hurt in an ambulance and in need of blood, but getting that blood quickly replaced doesn ...

Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services (CCFES) performed the county's first-ever pre-hospital blood transfusion on a trauma patient. The transfusion involved administering red blood cells and fresh ...

A new blood transfusion program is making a difference between life and death. Several fire departments now operate with type O+ blood on hand. Paramedics can administer blood to patients in the field ...

During a recent 24-hour period at Grady Memorial Hospital, ambulances carried four critically injured patients — three with gunshot wounds, and one from a car crash. All four patients were bleeding ...

The Arlington County Fire Department is taking new measures that could help save some critically injured or ill patients. The department announced yesterday that it is rolling out a new “whole blood” ...

One of the two women shot in the 500 block of Bourbon Street late on Nov. 6 was in bad shape when paramedics arrived, Capt. Janick Lewis said. Wounded high in the leg, she was in shock and becoming ...

Mike Toole is the managing editor for CBS Boston. He has worked in the WBZ-TV newsroom for more than 20 years. He previously wrote and produced news and sports at WABC-TV in New York. Last Saturday, a ...

It took 45 minutes for firefighters to get a 35-year-old man out of a “heavily damaged” car following a car crash on Saturday, officials said. The man’s injuries were extensive, with low blood ...

Pittsburgh EMS Assistant Chief Mark Pinchalk announced Friday that two city rescue units are now stocked with Type O blood. Pittsburgh’s Bureau of Emergency Medical Services is writing the script for ...