INTRODUCTION
There is a screeching sound, bright lights, everything is spinning, you feel pain and then silence. This is the description of a car accident; an event that occurs hundreds, if not thousands of times per day all over the world. People are critically injured, bleeding profusely, and life is ebbing away. The first responders, EMS and paramedics, know that these patients are in need of transfusions to restore the blood they have lost. However, the hospital is several miles and many minutes away and the victims may not survive the transport. In the face of accidents, natural, disasters, and Continue reading...
