The technology isn’t new, but delivering it to patients in the field is. Author: Sebastian Robertson (KING5) Updated: 5:14 PM PDT June 6, 2021
DES MOINES, Wash. Inside a marked Medic One SUV is a supply of blood that s kept in a cooler and ready to go anywhere in south King County.
“People who have worked in this industry for many, many years have had patients where they wish they had blood and were able to give it in the field,” said Rick Arnone, medical services officer for King County Medic One.
Arnone is the lead on the county s new field blood transfusion program. Medic One is an ambulance service that covers 600 square miles south of Seattle. The technology isn’t new, but delivering it to patients in the field is – a practice pioneered by the military that’s now working its way into the civilian world.
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White Center bar damaged in early morning fire KIRO 7 News Staff
A longtime White Center bar was damaged in a two-alarm fire early Wednesday.
Firefighters were called to the Locker Room Tavern in the downtown corridor on 16th Avenue Southwest around 5 a.m.
Scanner traffic indicated flames were coming from the front and roof of the building.
The bar is sandwiched between two restaurants, but Zone 3 Fire officials said on Twitter that the fire is now out. The cause is under investigation.
King County Fire District 2, Puget Sound Fire, Tukwila Fire, Zone 3 Explorers and King County Medic One responded.
No injuries were reported.
5 hurt when car slams into 2nd floor of Kent apartment
Six people and two dogs were in a vehicle that lost control and crashed into the second floor of an apartment building in Kent. Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 9:02 AM PDT April 4, 2021
KENT, Wash. Several people were injured after a car lost control and slammed into the second floor of an apartment building at 8700 South 259th Street in Kent early Sunday.
The agency said six people and two dogs were in the vehicle when it crashed. Three people from the car were critically hurt. Two others were hospitalized, but did not suffer serious injuries. A sixth person was not hurt.