Ambulances in Burnsville will be the first in the state to carry blood on board to help patients who are experiencing dangerous blood loss.
Called a “life-sustaining measure,” officials believe this will help patients survive who otherwise not make it to the hospital in time because of blood loss.
“As the first 911 EMS team in Minnesota to adopt this practice, Burnsville is leading the way in life-saving EMS services,” said Burnsville Fire Chief BJ Jungmann. “Our crews see the need for pre-hospital transfusions on a regular basis and we know this will lead to better outcomes for patients in the field.”
In many trauma situations in the field, EMS and ambulance crews rely on saline solution to help restore fluid loss. While this helps keep a patient’s blood pressure up, a whole blood transfusion will help start the healing process for patients, he said.
“Everyone in the community could benefit from whole blood transfusions so we are encouraging residents to donate blood when they can,” Jungmann said.
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