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Paramedic field supervisor Tia Olson with the ambulance company AMR Hartford says getting blood into trauma patients in the field rather than waiting until they reach the hospital has been a game changer.
The money from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, is going everywhere from rural Oregon to Tampa, Florida.
NHTSA says roughly 2% of the nation's 15,000 EMS agencies have pre-hospital blood programs now, but they're hoping to grow that number rapidly.
For NPR News, I'm Chris Polanski in Hartford, Connecticut.
You give it and within a minute to two minutes, like they wake back up, their vitals start stabilizing.
You see the color return to their skin.
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont says this snowstorm will be worse than one last month that dumped nearly 20 inches on parts of the state.
State officials are asking residents to stay off the roads.
Commercial travel has been banned.
They also say to prepare for widespread power outages that could last for days.
For NPR News, I'm Chris Polanski in Hartford, Connecticut.
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont says this snowstorm will be worse than one last month that dumped nearly 20 inches on parts of the state.
State officials are asking residents to stay off the roads.
Commercial travel has been banned.
They also say to prepare for widespread power outages that could last for days.
For NPR News, I'm Chris Polanski in Hartford, Connecticut.
Officials say Connecticut could see up to 20 inches of snow beginning on Sunday.
State Transportation Commissioner Garrett Ucolito says 900 snowplow drivers are at the ready.
He asks residents to stay off the roads.