Data obtained by the Mirror from 13 of the 18 air ambulance charities which carry blood shows 541 patients received emergency transfusions in 2021. This has risen from 378 in 2019Hundreds more lives are being saved after a surge in emergency blood transfusions carried out by air ambulance teams. Data obtained by the Mirror from 13 of the 18 air ambulance charities that carry blood shows 541 patients received emergency transfusions in 2021. Image: GRIMSBY NEWS AND PICTURS AGENCY LT) GRIMSBY NEWS AND PICTURS AGENCY LT)The woman had been knifed in the heart. “That’s why the role of air ambulances in delivering blood transfusions at the scene of an incident is crucial.

Source: Daily Mirror March 19, 2022 07:35 UTC