For Jeff Humphreys and Carrie Stevenson, blood transfusions are a routine part of survival. As blood banks warn of shortages, patients who rely on transfusions say donated blood is a lifeline.

On-the-go blood transfusions have been a regular resource for air medical services as they fly trauma patients to hospitals capable of treating them. In Mid-Missouri, though, Cole County EMS, ...

Jeffrey Carson spent more than a decade persuading hospitals that fewer, resource-saving blood transfusions work just as well as more frequent transfusions for most patients. More recently, the ...

Every second counts in trauma care. When a patient experiences life-threatening blood loss, the first hour, often called the golden hour, can determine survival. Hemorrhagic shock accounts for 30-40% ...

Significant bleeding due to traumatic injury is the number one cause of preventable deaths in the U.S., with the majority of deaths occurring within six hours. Emerging evidence suggests that the ...

Your morning coffee might do more than wake you up – it could weaken donated blood. A large new study shows caffeine lowers red blood cell quality, making transfusions less effective, especially in ...