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Blood transfusions at the scene save lives. But ambulances are rarely equipped to do them.

By Michelle Andrews One August afternoon in 2023, Angela Martin’s cousin called with alarming news. Martin’s 74-year-old aunt had been mauled by four dogs while out for a walk near her home in rural Purlear, North Carolina. She was bleeding heavily from bites on both legs and her right arm, where she’d tried to protect her […]

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