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District Links: DC touts two-year-old FEMS transfusion program as lifesaving success; record fireworks show brings air pollution worries; and more

By Chris Kain On Jul 2, 2026 Last updated Jul 2, 2026

The DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is hailing the success of its two-year-old program that enables paramedics to administer whole blood to critically injured and medically unstable patients at the scene of an emergency or en route to a hospital.

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