Ukrainian combat medics perform first blood transfusion in trenches

The Ukrainian government has granted combat medics – even those without a medical degree – a permission to perform blood transfusions prior to the hospitalisation of wounded soldiers, with combat medics already performing first transfusions in trenches.

Source: Rina Reznik and Mariia Nazarova, Ukrainian combat medics, on Twitter (X)

Quote from Reznik: "Of course I’m crying. These are tears of joy. A video will follow shortly, but here’s a photo: We carried out a blood transfusion in a trench.

It was performed by my unit’s chief medical officer, a true hero, someone who had no medical education when he joined the army."

Details: Nazarova said that the first "field" transfusion was carried out in the 12th Special Operations Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine.

Я натурально плачу, це сльози щастя. Скоро буде відео, а поки ось вам фото - МИ ЗАЛИЛИ КРОВ В ОКОПІ.
Це зробив мій начмед, справжній герой, людина яка почала службу солдатом без медичної освіти.
Довгий час навчань, неймовірний досвід і от ми тут. Постанова була не даремна. pic.twitter.com/8Czlayp4Ra

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— гадюка степова (@ReznikRina) November 11, 2023

Background:

• In August, Hanna Maliar, then Ukraine’s Deputy Defence Minister, said that the government was considering allowing combat medics to perform blood transfusions for injured soldiers after undergoing appropriate training to save lives.
• Ukraine’s Defence Ministry, Health Ministry, and the Medical Forces Command were searching for a compromise regarding this matter prior to that.
• On 5 September, the government adopted a resolution allowing appropriately trained combat medics to administer blood transfusions prior to the hospitalisation of injured soldiers.
• The list of personnel allowed to administer blood transfusions was later expanded.

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