The program, set to launch in late summer, will make blood transfusions available on ambulances to injured patients in Dallas.
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Dallas-Fort Worth is the fourth-largest metro area in the country, but injured patients here don’t have access to the same level of trauma care as the Austin and San Antonio metros.
Wayne Elmore was on his way to his job as a school bus driver in rural North Texas when a vehicle collision left him with head-to-toe broken bones.
Distance to high-quality trauma care centers and prehospital transfusions play key roles in outcomes after a major injury.
After a major injury, every minute can affect a patient’s chance of survival. In some parts of the country, help can be far away.
In Colorado and other western states, rapid access to care after a major injury is often out of reach. Patients there are more likely to die before ever reaching a hospital due to geographic disparities.
Our investigation into health care disparities in the U.S. health system found that prehospital blood transfusions and access to high-quality trauma care centers, among other things, can save more lives.
After injuring his arm while working with a power tool, Scott Mussey had only minutes before he bled to death. Emergency responders and the nearest trauma hospital were still too far away.
An innovative prehospital blood transfusion program in South Texas aims to save the lives of more hemorrhaging patients.
