WATCH: Colorado first responders are now training for dangerous scenarios using augmented reality

As of Friday, 1,250 people were on the waiting list for a transplant in the state of Colorado alone. The national waitlist at that time was 103,959 people.

In 2010, the Storch family founded the Taylor’s Gift Foundation in the wake of the death of their daughter Taylor following an incident skiing in Beaver Creek. Now, they’re continuing to work to provide support for families in situations like theirs.

By partnering with UCHealth, CSFD said they could potentially save 40% more lives by using whole blood transfusion, a technique used to keep people alive in the field so they can make it through emergency treatment at the hospital.

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