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Carroll County’s on-scene blood program saved 14 lives using Type O-positive blood, boosting trauma survival in rural areas.
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.
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.
A $911,000 federal grant ensures five years of funding, supporting operations at three volunteer fire stations.
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.
El programa de sangre en escena del condado de Carroll salvó 14 vidas usando sangre tipo O-positiva, aumentando la supervivencia al trauma en áreas rurales.