STAT MedEvac (IMAGE)

University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences

STAT MedEvac

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A STAT MedEvac medical helicopter takes off from the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital helipad. A University of Pittsburgh-led clinical trial determined that two units of blood plasma given to trauma patients on a medical helicopter boosts their odds of survival by 10 percent.

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Tim Betler/UPMC

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