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A charity has reached a significant milestone in bringing blood transfusions to critically ill and injured patients across the region. The North West Air Ambulance Charity s Blood on Board project administered blood to its 100th patient last month. The project, which was launched in January 2019, saw the introduction of pre-hospital blood transfusions by the road and in the field. NWAA attends over 2,000 missions each year, having attended 107 in Cumbria over the last year. Many are major trauma incidents, the likes of which require advanced care at scene to improve patient outcomes prior to hospital admission. This includes roadside blood transfusions which increase oxygen delivery and clot production, both crucial when a patient is suffering from heavy bleeding. ....
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Air Ambulance charity administers 100th blood transfusion Date published: 17 April 2021 Steve Deakin, from Blood Bikes Manchester, is pictured with Martin Booth, a North West Air Ambulance Charity Paramedic The North West Air Ambulance Charity (NWAA) has reached a significant milestone in its ‘Blood on Board’ project, bringing blood transfusion to critically ill and injured patients across the region. The service administered blood products to its 100th pre-hospital patient in March 2021, after introducing the capability to perform pre-hospital blood transfusions by the road and in the field in January, 2019. NWAA attends over 2,000 missions each year, having attended 992 in Greater Manchester from March, 2020 to March, 2021. ....