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flag Carroll County’s on-scene blood program saved 14 lives using Type O-positive blood, boosting trauma survival in rural areas.

flag Carroll County, Maryland, has saved 14 lives since launching its on-scene whole blood program in May, using Type O-positive blood transported in temperature-controlled coolers to treat trauma patients with severe bleeding. flag The initiative, adopted by 12 Maryland counties and 350 EMS systems nationwide, mirrors military combat medicine and is especially critical in rural areas with long transport times. flag A $911,000 federal grant ensures five years of funding, supporting operations at three volunteer fire stations. flag Patients with internal hemorrhages have a 100% survival rate under the program, while overall trauma survival rates remain around 50%, compared to up to 85% in larger systems.

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