Lauren Caruba

The program, set to launch in late summer, will make blood transfusions available on ambulances to injured patients in Dallas.

An innovative prehospital blood transfusion program in South Texas aims to save the lives of more hemorrhaging patients.

Wayne Elmore was on his way to his job as a school bus driver in rural North Texas when a vehicle collision left him with head-to-toe broken bones.

In Colorado and other western states, rapid access to care after a major injury is often out of reach. Patients there are more likely to die before ever reaching a hospital.

The Dallas Morning News and San Antonio Express-News examined why so many Americans bleed to death from traumatic injuries they could have survived. Here’s what we learned

After injuring his arm while working with a power tool, Scott Mussey had only minutes before he bled to death. Emergency responders and the nearest trauma hospital were still too far away.

After a major injury, every minute can affect a patient’s chance of survival. In some parts of the country, help can be far away.

An investigation finds that thousands die from preventable trauma annually, with large geographic disparities and access to trauma care.

Dallas-Fort Worth is the fourth largest metro area in the country, but injured patients here don’t have access to the same level of trauma care as the Austin and San Antonio metros.