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Massachusetts fire department performs first on scene blood transfusion after serious collision

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The Canton Firefighter Union announced Saturday that they have field transfused their first patient since starting their new Blood Transfusion Program.

Saturday morning at 4:45 a.m. CFD was called to the scene of a single car motor vehicle crash by Braintree Firefighters.

It was a high speed MVA into a parked truck and it took 40 minutes to extricate the patient. The Field Transfusion Truck was requested to the scene and arrived as the patient was extricated. The Blood Paramedic assessed the patient in the Brewster Ambulance and the transfusion was started. The Team went with the Brewster Paramedics in the ambulance to the trauma center.

The patient continued to receive blood in the ER and OR, went to surgery and then to the ICU.

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  1. Robert Walker

    June 30, 2024 at 1:54 pm

    Congratulations to all involved from a guys who been helped few times thank you from the bottom of my heart
    Robert Walker
    Brockton ma

  2. Pamela Jones

    June 30, 2024 at 4:06 pm

    That’s Awesome!! From a Then 57 yr old Woman Front seat Passenger of a Car in Nov 2018 ion Main St.Norwell I was in a Horrific MV Acvident athe Driver had complete Seizure behind the Wheel he went stiff pressing the Gas Pedal to Floor Cars all around us I had Seconds to React ..I didn’t want us to Hit anyone head on as We were at 80 mph I knew it would kill somebody else or Critically Msime them..we were in a Small car 2016 Chevy cruise,I saw up ahead a Honda Pilot suv Pull off to the Side of Road So I grabbed the Steering wheel and Drove us into the back of that Vehicle to STOP US!There was no other way… He was Unconscious at the Wheel I yelled out before this three times I don’t want to Die.. I know God Heard me..I was instantly Knocked Unconscious at the Horrific Strike of the car we were in I would hear from witness’s a year later that the car pushed her Big suv Yards in the Opposite Direction she coming to a Rest in the middle of the road she wasn’t hurt Miraculously..but very Shocked at what occured.. So after hitting her at that high rate of speed our car Continued out of control Striking a 2nd Hit on my Front passenger door a telephone pole in half which is where I received Serious right sided injuries that required Two seperate Surgeries.. I woke up right after that we our car coming to a Rest in a empty corn field Witness running to car to see if we were Conscious Driver still Unconscious,I awoke in The most unbelievable Right Hip pain hip and pelvis were Shattered my rt shoulder humerous Bone sheared off most Ribs broken and sturnum, he Driver two broken legs bones in spine and neck and intestinal injuries the Car was a Completely Destroyed in the Front ..Jaws of Life to Extricate me from my side Three Seperate town Ambulances were called ..Norwell Took him,Higham took me Rockland Took Woman in Honda Pilot all to S,Shore Hospital in Weymouth..where they Prepped me to be Transferred in to Bostons Brigham & Woman’s As my Injuries Required More… I was Trauma Everyone Did a Great Job…I am So Grateful 🙏 to all the Men and Woman who Save lives 1st.Responders ❤️ Paramedics and E.M.T’S Nurses Doctor’s Firemen THANK-You So,So Much🥰 God Bless You All And The Very Best Outcome with Your Blood Transfusion Program…I Reqired Two Blood Transfusions in Hospital Due to two Major Surgeries Lost alot of blood from that As I had Total Titanium Hip Replacement one week then plate and Screws in Should the Next Three Months Away from home for the Two of us…

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