Now, doctors are taking a procedure that was used on the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan to save lives here at home.
Sagraves has 20 years of dealing with life and death injuries, but recently, how he’s treated them has changed.Traditionally, trauma patients receive donated blood that is broken down into red blood cells or platelets or plasma. But trauma patients who have lost a lot of blood need it all, and that’s called whole blood.
Studies show it improves coagulation and decreases the risk of infections and blood-related diseases. After three weeks in the hospital, and some help from his wife Kristen, Jones was slowly getting back up to speed and doing what he was born to do.Most whole blood donors are type O, which is a universal donor and can be used on any patient, no matter their blood type. Whole blood units go through a 48-hour testing period and can be refrigerated for up to 21 days. The shelf life for traditional donated blood is 42 days.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
As protests rage at home, Iran launches drone, missile attack in IraqIran launched a drone and missile attack on an Iranian-Kurdish opposition group in neighboring Iraq, Kurdish and U.S. officials say.
Read more »
An American citizen was killed in Iranian attack in Iraq, State Department saysAn American citizen was killed in an Iranian missile and drone attack in northern Iraq on Wednesday, a State Department spokesperson said.
Read more »
Photo of Afghan teen misrepresented as 'Saddam Hussein's grandson'An image of a teenage boy has been shared thousands of times in social media posts that claim it shows the 14-year-old grandson of late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, Mustafa Hussein, who 'shot dead 14 US soldiers' during a gunfight that also killed his father and uncle. However, this is false. American photographer Steve McCurry, who took the photo, says it shows an Afghan fighter. According to the US military commander in Iraq at the time, four US soldiers were wounded in the July 2003 raid, which killed Mustafa, his father and uncle.
Read more »
Analysis: Russia's war in Ukraine reaches a critical momentLONDON (AP) — There are moments in history that appear as critical to the world as they are terrifying. Just this century: the 9/11 attacks in 2001; the U.S. “shock-and-awe″ war on Saddam Hussein’s Iraq two years later; the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 killed millions and upended life; and most recently the Feb.
Read more »
Saving a Cowboy: Treating Traumas With Whole BloodNow, doctors are taking a procedure that was used on the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan to save lives here at home.
Read more »