Intravenous (IV) therapy is administering fluids directly into a vein. It benefits treatment by enabling water, medication, blood, or nutrients to access the body faster through the circulatory system ...

One of the two women shot in the 500 block of Bourbon Street late on Nov. 6 was in bad shape when paramedics arrived, Capt. Janick Lewis said. Wounded high in the leg, she was in shock and becoming ...

The Des Moines and West Des Moines Fire Departments are leading a pilot project that could end up saving lives across the state. Des Moines Lieutenant Dan Davis says it involves having blood available ...

The American College of Surgeons is urging more first responders to carry blood products in emergency vehicles to improve survival rates among patients with life-threatening bleeding. Only about 1% of ...

The Vermillion Fire E-M-S department has become the first ground ambulance service in South Dakota to carry and administer ...

Pittsburgh EMS Assistant Chief Mark Pinchalk announced Friday that two city rescue units are now stocked with Type O blood. Pittsburgh’s Bureau of Emergency Medical Services is writing the script for ...

EMSA and Tulsa Fire Department supervisors will soon have a type of blood on hand that could help save trauma patients. When emergency responders carry Type O Whole Blood, they can start administering ...