Each year in the U.S., more than 4.5 million lives are saved by blood transfusions, and about 1 in 5 people admitted to the ...

There is an urgent need for blood donations. On Jan. 20, the American Red Cross held a virtual news briefing via Zoom to ...

The demand from hospitals has outpaced the supply of blood, the Red Cross said.

Is autologous blood transfusion safe and effective? The authors compared 47 trauma patients whose blood had been collected at the time of surgery with a similar group of trauma patients whose ...

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 ...

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...

SPRINGVILLE — The Springville Fire Department turned its advanced care program up a notch, now providing emergency blood transfusions to victims who suffer blood loss at the scene of an emergency.

Our Blood Institute says recent winter weather in the state has made an extreme blood shortage even worse.According to the ...

The Ventura County Fire Department has launched an emergency blood transfusion program, equipping its first rescue ambulances with whole blood that officials say could help save lives. In the pilot ...

SCOTTSBURG, Ind. (WDRB) — In a move that many believe could save lives during critical emergencies, Scott County Emergency Management Services is now able to provide blood and plasma transfusions ...