'Minutes can be the difference between life and death:' DC paramedics perform 1st life-saving blood transfusion in the field

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Paramedics from DC Fire and EMS successfully completed their first lifesaving blood transfusion in the field this week as part of a new initiative to save more lives by doing transfusions directly at the scene of an emergency. DC Fire and EMS said paramedics attended to a man Wednesday evening […]

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