Five groups of combat medics from the Marine Corps are now ready to perform blood transfusions at the pre-hospital stage. Today, July 18, the last group completed its training. By the end of the month, four Marines' stabilization points will be equipped with everything necessary for the storage, transportation, and transfusion of blood.
The PULSE charity foundation conducts field blood transfusion training. Vodafone Ukraine supports the project, which is implemented in partnership with the Ukrainian Transplant Coordination Center in accordance with the Ministry of Health's roadmap.
Combat unit medical personnel have received training in pre-hospital blood transfusion over three months.
The Marine Corps emphasizes that blood transfusion is an extremely important and complex component of combat unit medical personnel's work, especially when it needs to be done in the field to save lives. Strict adherence to the protocol, precision in movements, and proficiency in specific skills—all details are crucial, as the personnel must be ready for any situation that may arise during real combat operations.
"During the transfusion courses, we learned a lot. We were both donors and recipients, as we transfused blood from each other. This experience helped us gain practical knowledge and theoretical understanding that will be valuable in our future work, especially when assisting the wounded. We are confident that the conditions needed for us to apply this knowledge will be in place," said Zlata, a senior combat medic and participant in one of the groups.
Marine Corps combat medics are confident that the skills acquired during training will enable them to be even more effective and save more lives.
Timely blood transfusion can save up to 50% of severely wounded patients.
"We are actively seeking and implementing innovative solutions and modern technologies to save lives, ensuring that every hryvnia invested brings maximum results to the Defense Forces. In the military medical field, blood transfusions are performed at the stabilization points and forward surgical teams to provide critical care. We are grateful to Vodafone Ukraine for supporting the project, even when it was a bold idea. It's fantastic to see the widespread practice of blood transfusion. This is just the beginning," emphasizes PULSE co-founder Fedir Serdiuk.
"We are proud to be involved in such an important project and happy to see how our help takes on concrete forms. Help becomes real only when it turns into new knowledge, skills, equipment — tangible things," says Viktoria Ruban, head of public relations at Vodafone Ukraine.
The training standards comply with state regulations and NATO countries' best practices. Currently, the preparation and certification of medics are being completed. Additionally, the transfer of equipment such as refrigerators, warmers, and laboratory consumables is being prepared. Subsequently, PULSE experts will go to the field to support medical teams in the initial stages of working with real wounded. Plans include scaling the project to several other large units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
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