U.S. Soldiers Can Now Give Blood To Wounded Comrades With Battlefield Blood Transfusions

Photo: The Rangers used a technique known as the Rangers O Low Titre Program or ROLO which allows soldiers to donate blood to their wounded comrades on the battlefield in a matter of minutes (file photo)

Daily Mail: Soldiers in firefight with Taliban become the first to give blood to wounded comrades with battlefield blood transfusions - before picking up their guns to carry on

* Group of Army Rangers ended up giving blood while coming under enemy fire
* The real-time blood transfusions took place in Afghanistan last summer
* The Rangers were coming under enemy fire while still donating their blood
* After it was all over, those who had donated got up and ran back into battle

A group of Army Rangers that were engaged in a firefight in Afghanistan ended up donating blood to a fellow soldier after one of their comrades became severely wounded during a battle.

The on-the-spot blood transfusion was carried out last summer and saw three other soldiers who were on the field give blood in a process that took less than 10 minutes.

After donating their blood, the soldiers then got back up and carried on fighting the enemy.

The Rangers used a technique known as the Rangers O Low Titre Program or ROLO which allows soldiers to donate blood to their wounded comrades on the battlefield in a matter of minutes.

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WNU Editor: Loss of blood and shock are major killers on the battlefield. This application is going to save lives.