UW Health: Med Flight switches to whole blood for emergency response

MADISON, Wis. – UW Health Med Flight doctors and nurses as well as trauma center surgeons have a new tool to help save a person in the moments following a traumatic injury. 
Starting in late October, Med Flight began using Type O whole blood to help resuscitate people who experience shock due to extreme blood loss from a traumatic injury. Similar to traditional blood transfusions, whole blood...

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