SPRINGVILLE, Ala. (TRIBUNE) — The Springville Fire Department will begin carrying whole blood for emergency transfusions, a move officials say could save lives for trauma victims suffering severe blood loss. The program starts Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025.

Death from hemorrhage remains the leading cause of preventable death among trauma patients, with nearly half dying before reaching a hospital. Studies show that using blood products in prehospital care significantly improves survival for patients with severe bleeding.

“Until now, a crucial step in the chain of survival has been missing from EMS, and that is replacing blood volume lost to hemorrhage,” said Springville’s Medical Director, Dr. Will Ferguson. “There is no comparable treatment modality in practice. The ability to provide prehosp

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