A long day's journey into adulthood Jul 2, 2009
Not to mention motels, souvenirs, entrance fees, emergency toothbrushes, ice for the cooler, appalling quantities of soda and chips, daily ice cream treats and value meals at all the major fast food outlets, at every one of which we were urged to order the big-calorie version of whatever it was that we wanted. The geographic zone we explored was bounded by Detroit Lakes on the east, Yellowstone National Park on the west, Washburn on the north and darkest Kansas on the south. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Comoros Crash Survivor Arrives In Paris Jul 2, 2009
An emergency ambulance drove up to the aircraft, and she was expected to be taken immediately to a hospital. At the foot of the aircraft was her father, Kassim, as well as several other members of her family. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Lack of sleep 'hits women harder' Jul 2, 2009
Page last updated at 11:27 GMT, Wednesday, 1 July 2009 12:27 UK. Lack of sleep 'hits women harder. (BBC News -- Health)
Team shaves heads in support of injured teammate Jul 2, 2009
With a shiner and noticeable indention in his forehead he was taken to the emergency room where they suspected he had a broken eye socket. Fortunately, the eye itself was not damaged, but he needed followup with a plastic surgeon for the fracture. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Flight Diverted After Passenger Gets Naked Jul 2, 2009
The flight attendants also were dealing with an unrelated onboard medical emergency at the same time, which exacerbated the situation, the FBI said. The aircraft was diverted because of the medical emergency, and Wright's actions were a secondary reason for the unplanned landing, the complaint said. (KSBW 8, CA)
British actors dominate TV Globes Jul 2, 2009
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Heading for the emergency room Jul 2, 2009
With the truly poor, the free-riders turn up at emergency rooms. This is hugely inefficient, because pricey late interventions and operations could very often have been avoided with a much smaller investment in preventive care. (The Economist)
American health care: Emergency Jul 2, 2009
Heading for the emergency room ... With the truly poor, the free-riders turn up at emergency rooms. (The Economist)
Uninsured health-care ranks rising in Miss. Jul 2, 2009
In a state the federal government already rates weak in health care, Mississippians are losing health insurance and choosing to either forego treatment or join the uninsured filling waiting rooms at subsidized clinics and emergency rooms. Renee Payne is one of those. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Eddie and the Sham-Wow Jul 2, 2009
Bill Arthur wrote on Jun 27, 2009 2:16 PM:" Sorry but the tide is changing. Global warming is a hoax. The US is slow to catch on because we have used our school systems to promote Al Gore's propaganda. Don't you see--he actually won! He has increased his wealth since 2000 from 2 million to well over 100 million. I have no hatred--just a brain--I still use it, and others in the world have also had enough of this bologna. This is a money making and power grabbing scheme. Didn't you listen to the... (Cameron Observer, MO)
Police Reports Jul 2, 2009
Star Community Newspapers. In The Community, With The Community, For the Community. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Teens' abuse of cough medications soaring Jul 2, 2009
"Unfortunately, the symptoms don't appear for 10 hours or more, and if you don't come into the emergency room in that time frame, you set yourself up for serious liver injury,'' Anderson said. The Coricidin pills also contain chlorpheniramine, an antihistamine that can cause seizures when an overdose is taken. Anderson and her colleagues combed through poison-control center reports from 1999 to 2004 and found 1,382 reports of DXM-related calls. Overall, the proportion of such calls received at... (Yahoo News -- Substance Use)
ESCONDIDO: Sales tax falling faster than expected Jul 2, 2009
8 million that city officials predicted when they made emergency midyear budget cuts in January. But Joan Ryan, the city's revenue manager, said Wednesday that some other revenue might come in higher than expected for 2008-09, including the city's franchise fee from San Diego Gas ric. (North County Times)
Guatemalan teen awaiting transplant dies Jul 2, 2009
A clinic sent him to the emergency room at Redmond Regional Medical Center in Rome, his uncle Salvador Sondoval said. At Redmond, Juan was in the care of cardiologist Frank Stegall and his staff. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Did Michael Jackson Get His Diprivan?A nurse says the pop star demanded the risky anesthetic in his last days. Jul 2, 2009
Its use could have led to respiratory depression and subsequent cardiac arrest if Michael Jackson indeed used the powerful anesthetic to battle insomnia, emergency physicians say. "There's a big risk here," Dr. John Dombrowski of the American Board of Anesthesiology told "Good Morning America" on Wednesday, listing respiratory failure and the collapse of the patient's heart rate and blood pressure as possible side effects. (ABC News)
Overuse of energy drinks worries health pros Jul 2, 2009
She collapsed at the finish line of one race and was rushed to an emergency room. Turns out she liked to skip breakfast in favor of drinking two or three cans of Red Bull each morning, Small says. (USA Today -- Sports)
Interferon Alpha Can Delay Full Onset Of Type I Diabetes, Phase II Trial Suggests Jul 2, 2009
"Jarod is doing really well. He wears an insulin pump but he's never had to go to the emergency room. To this day, according to his doctor, his amount of insulin needed is much lower than other kids his age and weight. He plays baseball and is on the swim team and he totally has a normal life.". The research builds on Brod's earlier studies on oral interferon alpha in animals and a Phase I safety trial. (Science Daily)
Concern over Bhutan suicide rate Jul 2, 2009
California in 'fiscal emergency. Jackson leaves estate to family. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Fear and loathing in gay India Jul 2, 2009
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Britain's heatwave set to continue Jul 2, 2009
The highest heatwave level - Level 4 - is classed as "red emergency" ... The London Ambulance Service urged people to only call for an ambulance in a genuine emergency ... California in 'fiscal emergency. (BBC News)
Advanced Sepsis Detection And Management System Created Jul 1, 2009
The clinical members were Martin; Liza Weavind, associate professor of anesthesiology; and David Maron, associate professor of medicine and emergency medicine. The informatics experts included Ed Shultz, director of information technology integration, and health system engineer Daniel Albert. (Science Daily)
Click to read:FDA Panel Sounds Alarm On Painkiller Doses Jul 1, 2009
The Food and Drug Administration assembled 37 experts to recommend ways to reduce deadly overdoses with acetaminophen, which is the leading cause of liver failure in the U.S. and sends 56,000 people to the emergency room annually ... For 200 million prescriptions last year, and untold millions of over-the-counter sales, this report indicates that there were 56,000 emergency room visits associated with acetaminophen overdose ... acetaminophen, which is the leading cause of liver failure in the... (CBS News)
KVCH speeds heart attack care Jul 1, 2009
ELLENSBURG STEMI is a technical medical term used to describe a type of heart attack, and Kittitas Valley Community Hospital in Ellensburg is partnering with a Yakima hospital to speed emergency services to treat it, according to a news release ... When an artery that feeds the heart is blocked, then part of the heart is not getting oxygenated blood and heart cells in that part of the heart begin to die, said Dr. Kipp Alan Young, M.D, FACEP, the emergency director at KVCH. advertisement Young... (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
UPDATE WITH VIDEO: Community reels at loss of Thomas; former player in custody writeLink("vid_id=1611&file=thomasreaction.flv"); Jul 1, 2009
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Michael Jackson Jul 1, 2009
More Details on Emergency Treatment of the Pop Star Come to Light ... The transcript, which documents a call that Los Angeles emergency dispatchers received at 12:21 p.m. last Thursday, revealed that lay on a bed while receiving CPR from his personal physician Dr. Conrad Murray -- not on a floor or other hard surface as CPR experts suggest ... In was a point that the 9-1-1 dispatcher actually raised in his conversation with Jackson's security staff at the time of the emergency call. (ABC News)
The Family Doctor: A Remedy for Health-Care Costs? Jul 1, 2009
Last-minute appointments are almost unheard of -- one reason patients with minor complaints flock to already crowded hospital emergency rooms. This medical home may sound like the "gatekeeper" model of the 1990s, a managed-care creation that was all about holding down costs. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Top 11 Celebrity Pill Poppers Jul 1, 2009
Officials said Jackson received an injection of an hour before the emergency call. A senior law enforcement official told ABC News that was heavily addicted to OxyContin and Demerol. (ABC News)
Thank you, LMH, for excellent care Jul 1, 2009
My sister and brother-in-law had read and heard good things about Lodi Memorial Hospital so they took me to the emergency room there; I was subsequently hospitalized ... Dr. Kevin Rabey, the emergency room doctor, Dr. Kuljeet Multani and Dr. M.D. Chang, hospitalists, and Dr. Gordon Fahey, surgeon, were competent, professional and attentive. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Tylenol, NyQuil Face FDA Scrutiny Jul 1, 2009
Despite years of educational campaigns and other federal actions, acetaminophen remains the leading cause of liver failure in the U.S., sending 56,000 people to the emergency room annually, according to the FDA. There are about 200 acetaminophen-related deaths each year ... Despite years of educational campaigns and other federal actions, acetaminophen remains the leading cause of liver failure in the U.S., sending 56,000 people to the emergency room annually, according to the FDA. There are... (CBS News -- Health)
Heart Attack Likely In Pitchman's Death Jun 30, 2009
Meanwhile, a frantic woman tells emergency operators she found the television pitchman cold and unresponsive on 911 tapes released by authorities in Florida. On emergency tapes released Monday, a woman said she found Mays cold to the touch after waking up. (CBS News -- US)
University Hospital moves to send psych cases to other ERs Jun 30, 2009
Courtesy of University Hospital University Hospital;s psychiatric emergency department is open 24 hours a day and deals with patients who appear to be severely mentally ill ... The hospital s psychiatric emergency department is open 24 hours a day, ready to see patients who represent a substantial risk of physical harm to self or others, as allowed for by Ohio law ... As of June 29, officers will take such patients to the nearest emergency department of facilities with inpatient psychiatry... (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Op-Ed Contributor: Shifting America from sick care to genuine wellness Jun 30, 2009
If you re sick, you get care, whether through insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, community health centers, emergency rooms, or charity. The problem is that this is all about patching things up after people develop serious illnesses and chronic conditions. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
A long day's journey into adulthood Jun 30, 2009
Not to mention motels, souvenirs, entrance fees, emergency toothbrushes, ice for the cooler, appalling quantities of soda and chips, daily ice cream treats and value meals at all the major fast food outlets, at every one of which we were urged to order the big-calorie version of whatever it was that we wanted. The geographic zone we explored was bounded by Detroit Lakes on the east, Yellowstone National Park on the west, Washburn on the north and darkest Kansas on the south. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Your turn on Atlanta’s property-tax increase Jun 30, 2009
Maybe when there is an emergency at her home or office the response time will be slow enough to show her what she has done to Atlanta. professional skeptic. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Good Samaritan killed in freak accident Jun 30, 2009
Emergency personnel from Leeds Fire Department, Catskill Ambulance and Cairo Ambulance responded to the scene Sunday night. To reach reporter Susan Campriello, please call (518) 943-2100, ext. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Attorney: Jackson 911 Call Was Delayed Jun 30, 2009
Murray "is still performing CPR while the security guard is speaking with emergency services on the phone," Alford said ... The revelation about the delay in calling for emergency workers came as Murray's attorneys tried to explain and defend the cardiologist's actions ... The doctor rode with Jackson in the ambulance and assisted emergency room doctors in trying to revive the pop star, Chernoff said. (KCRA 3, CA)
LifeFlight lands on Hwy. 21, transports injured driver Jun 30, 2009
21 Monday afternoon as emergency personnel worked hard to free the 41-year-old woman from her vehicle. Walker ran off the right side of the road heading north at approximately 2:25 p.m. going down the steep embankment and crashing into a wooden utility pole. (Atmore Advance, AL)
HealthPartners reform plan: Be more like us Jun 30, 2009
UnitedHealth said it has programs that promote health and better coordinate care, preventing hospitalizations and other more costly health emergencies in the long run. On Tuesday, UnitedHealth is slated to release a new report on how technology and other process changes can save the U.S. health care system billions of dollars. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
FDA Hopes To Reduce Painkiller Overdoses Jun 30, 2009
Despite years of educational campaigns and other federal actions, acetaminophen is the leading cause of liver failure in the U.S., sending 56,000 people to the emergency room annually, according to the FDA.. The agency on Monday asked its experts to consider a range of options: adding a "black box" warning label to the products, lowering the drug dosage in some products, or pulling certain types of medications off the market. (KIRO TV, WA)
McKees Rocks mourns its pitchman Jun 30, 2009
In a 911 tape released yesterday, a frantic woman tells emergency operators she found Mr. Mays cold and unresponsive. "The heart disease is perfectly consistent with sudden death," Dr. Adams said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
UN General Assembly slams militarycoup in Honduras Jun 30, 2009
UNITED NATIONS, June 29 (Xinhua) -- In an emergency meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, diplomats and regional groups came together to condemn the military coup in Honduras and called for the restoration of constitutional order. The UN General Assembly hold an urgent meeting at the UN headquarters in New York June 29, 2009, discussing the situation in Honduras, where President Manuel Zelaya was ousted by a military coup. (Xinhuanet, China)
Pitchman Billy Mays had heart disease Jun 30, 2009
In a 911 tape released Monday, a frantic woman tells emergency operators she found Mays cold and unresponsive. The woman isn't identified, but police have said Deborah Mays found her husband dead. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
What happens to your body? Jun 30, 2009
They can advise runners on whether a trip to the emergency room is necessary. Most common post-race complaint: headaches, usually caused by dehydration. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Did Jackson do too much? Jun 30, 2009
If pieces of the plaque break off during exercise, they could cause a heart attack or trigger sudden cardiac arrest, said Dr. Vincent Mosesso, an associate professor of emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and medical director of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association. He advises everyone to get a thorough heart check-up at about age 50, or earlier if there are risk factors such as a family history of heart disease. (MSNBC -- Health)
LISTEN: 'He's Gone' -- Dramatic 911 Call for MaysBilly Mays dies from heart disease and not head trauma. Jun 30, 2009
"I cannot move him. He's all rigid," he said on the emergency recording. Mays had returned to his Florida home a day before his death after shooting a commercial. (ABC News)
Jackson's Heart OK, Doc's Lawyer Says Jun 30, 2009
Paramedics were called to the mansion while the doctor was performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), according to a recording of the emergency call. Because Jackson was so frail, Murray "administered with his hand behind his back to provide the necessary support," Chernoff said. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Insurance plea for home-birth midwives Jun 30, 2009
Ms Delaile had attended the birth on her own, had not organised transport in case of an emergency and did not transfer Jasper's mother, Angel Kosch, to hospital before delivery even though she had requested it because her labour had become difficult and protracted ... "Women have said they will have no option but to freebirth, midwives have said they will work so far underground no one will ever find them, people will fail to register home births and there will be a reluctance to transfer [a... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Mays had heart disease Jun 30, 2009
Earlier Monday, police release emergency tapes of a 911 call involving Mays. A woman says she found Mays cold to the touch after waking up. (The Palm Beach Post)
UNPROVEN REMEDIES: Tests show many supplements have quality problems Jun 30, 2009
"In that FDA has limited resources to analyze the composition of food products, including dietary supplements, it focuses these resources first on public health emergencies and products that may have caused injury or illness," she wrote. More than 50,000 reports. (North County Times)
High temperatures bring concern for health, safety Jun 30, 2009
"There has already been one death of a local resident and a near death incident for another, both related to drowning, within the past two weeks. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heat-related deaths and illness are preventable yet annually many people succumb to extreme heat. Historically, from 1979-2003, excessive heat exposure caused 8,015 deaths in the United States.People suffer heat-related illness when their bodies are unable to compensate and properly cool... (Forest Scott County Times, MS)
Teens' abuse of cough medications soaring Jun 30, 2009
"Unfortunately, the symptoms don't appear for 10 hours or more, and if you don't come into the emergency room in that time frame, you set yourself up for serious liver injury,'' Anderson said. The Coricidin pills also contain chlorpheniramine, an antihistamine that can cause seizures when an overdose is taken. Anderson and her colleagues combed through poison-control center reports from 1999 to 2004 and found 1,382 reports of DXM-related calls. Overall, the proportion of such calls received at... (Yahoo News -- Substance Use)
Police Reports Jun 30, 2009
Star Community Newspapers. In The Community, With The Community, For the Community. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Jackson's parents waste no time seeking control Jun 30, 2009
The delay was partly because Jackson's room in the rented mansion didn't have a telephone and Murray didn't know Jackson's street address to give to emergency crews, Alford said. Eventually, Murray found a chef in the house and had him summon a security guard, who called for help while the doctor continued to perform CPR.. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Hawaii has 1st swine flu death, of ailing patient Jun 30, 2009
In the past week, Valley counties have opened emergency command centers resembling those set up at forest 00003B2F fires. They have incident commanders, operations officers, logistics chiefs, supply officers. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Socialized medicine takes away freedom Jun 30, 2009
" Moving health insurance to a government system gives us exactly that type of control, where it is lacking under a private system. Government is certainly not perfect, but at least it aspires to give the people a voice, where private insurance aspires only to profits for CEOs and shareholders.Your theory is that we will become slaves under the control of the government? You would rather us remain as slaves to corporations?Would you support moving other government functions to private control?... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Deadliest Air Disasters Jun 30, 2009
Aug. 19, 1980: Saudi Tristar makes emergency landing in Riyadh and bursts into flames. 301 dead. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Eddie and the Sham-Wow Jun 30, 2009
Bill Arthur wrote on Jun 27, 2009 2:16 PM:" Sorry but the tide is changing. Global warming is a hoax. The US is slow to catch on because we have used our school systems to promote Al Gore's propaganda. Don't you see--he actually won! He has increased his wealth since 2000 from 2 million to well over 100 million. I have no hatred--just a brain--I still use it, and others in the world have also had enough of this bologna. This is a money making and power grabbing scheme. Didn't you listen to the... (Cameron Observer, MO)
7Tape of 911 Call Released as Michael Jackson Autopsy Under Way» Jun 29, 2009
The male on the 911 call told the emergency dispatch that the doctor was the only person at the scene when Jackson lost consciousness ... "Upon arriving at the hospital at approximately 1:14 p.m. a team of doctors, including emergency physicians and cardiologists, attempted to resuscitate him for a period of more than one hour, but they were unsuccessful," he said ... The emergency entrance at the UCLA Medical Center, which is near Jackson's rented home, was roped off with police tape. (Fox News)
Health center offers programs for diabetics Jun 29, 2009
I came into prevention in general from working in the emergency room, she said. I saw lots and lots of people who shouldn t have been there if they had known how to take care of themselves. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Heading for the emergency room Jun 29, 2009
With the truly poor, the free-riders turn up at emergency rooms. This is hugely inefficient, because pricey late interventions and operations could very often have been avoided with a much smaller investment in preventive care. (The Economist)
Friends: Sanford Considered Quitting Jun 29, 2009
Leaving the state for 5 days with no one having a way to contact you in case of an emergency is unacceptable and warrants dismissal. Keep in mind, it was only due to the fact that he got wind of the firestorm that was brewing that he didn't stay away the full ten days. (CBS News)
Lawyer: Jackson Had Pulse When Found Jun 29, 2009
Paramedics were called to the mansion while the doctor was performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), according to a recording of the emergency call ... Also, I'm a former Advanced Emergency Medical Technician). (CBS News)
Fireworks season: Let rockets flare, not tempers Jun 29, 2009
Know the emergency number to call for your area, your address/location and basic first aid ... Frayedknot wrote on Jun 28, 2009 8:56 AM:" Celebrating the 4th is one thing. But having it legal to shoot off fireworks over a seven day period is just plain stupid. All we hear about is having to make cutbacks in the system, especially regarding police and fire protection, then we allow such an event as legal fireworks to last an entire week, knowing it will probably include extra man hours and... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Jackson insisted promoter hire his cardiologist Jun 29, 2009
His trial was interrupted several times by hospital visits, and Jackson once even appeared late to court dressed in his pajamas after an emergency room visit. After his acquittal, Jackson s prosecutor argued against returning some items that had been seized from Neverland, the Santa Barbara County estate Jackson had converted into a children s playland. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Socialized medicine takes away freedom Jun 29, 2009
" Moving health insurance to a government system gives us exactly that type of control, where it is lacking under a private system. Government is certainly not perfect, but at least it aspires to give the people a voice, where private insurance aspires only to profits for CEOs and shareholders.Your theory is that we will become slaves under the control of the government? You would rather us remain as slaves to corporations?Would you support moving other government functions to private control?... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
