Flight paramedics and nurses from Atlantic Health can now perform potentially life-saving blood transfusions at crash scenes and during helicopter transports to critically-injured patients.

The advancements mark a significant shift in emergency care options available to the region. Flight Nurse teams have administered blood to three trauma patients in helicopters as of Sept. 23.

“We believe that this intervention of carrying and infusing blood will save lives,” said Art Samaras, senior manager of Atlantic Mobile Health’s Mobile Intensive Care Unit and critical care transport. “The sooner we can act, the better chances of a successful outcome for our patients.”

The new program, developed through a partnership between Atlantic Mobile Health and Morristown Medical Center’s blood bank, foll

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