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Lawyer: Hasan Paralyzed, but Coherent Nov 14, 2009
" Smith asked if it were unusual, in a case of this importance, for the suspect to be charged without an attorney present. "Well, there's no legal requirement that I be present when the charges have been preferred," Galligan said. "However, given as you've noted the high profile nature of the case, given his location and status, still in the ICU, and described by me based on the last timing I saw him in a medical condition that I would describe as guarded, I was extremely upset to learn that... (CBS News)
Fort Hood suspect 'is paralysed' Nov 14, 2009
"What I find disturbing is that my client is in ICU [Intensive Care Unit], and he's 150 miles south of his defence counsel, and he's being served with the charges," Mr Galligan told the Associated Press news agency. "I'm in the dark and that shouldn't be the case. I am mad.". (BBC News -- Americas)
Hasan charged with murder Nov 14, 2009
"To think that -- as I was told, based on reliable sources -- that he was served with this charge sheet, in the ICU unit, without the presence of counsel, is disturbing," he said ... "Given the nature of the offenses that these folks are talking about, it's probably going to be a long and difficult road," he said, referring to legal proceedings ... She said that some of his evaluation reports said that he had had some difficulties fitting in during his residency. (CNN -- US)
The Most Dangerous Game Nov 14, 2009
After numerous tests, dozens of visitors, and 72-hours in the ICU, the doctors at Baylor Medical Center broke the news to the family that Christian was brain dead, and that his condition was terminal. The next step was for the family to decide should they or should they not donate Christians organs. (Terrell Tribune, TX)
Supreme Court Rules Against Parents In Custody Battle Nov 14, 2009
Children's Hospital ICU specialist Dr. Jeffrey DeMare testified that all the Langston children suffered abuse at the hands of their parents. He specifically diagnosed the three older children with Munchausen's Syndrome By Proxy, a condition in which parents' efforts cause real or apparent illness in their children. (7 KETV Omaha)
* US major charged with murders Nov 14, 2009
What I find disturbing is that my client is in ICU, and hes 150 miles [240 kilometers] south of his defense counsel, and hes being served with the charges, Galligan said. Given his status as a patient, Im troubled by this procedure and that Im not there. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Car blast kills at least 12 in Pakistan's Peshawar Nov 13, 2009
The condition of several victims was stated to be critical while seven injured in precarious condition were shifted to ICU, Sahib Gul added. The information minister of NWFP Mian Muhammad Iftikhar said that three intelligence officials are missing after the attack and40 to 50 vehicles were destroyed in the blast. (Xinhuanet, China)
Mechanical ventilation for patients with lung damage don't always work as planned Nov 13, 2009
The most severely affected may be treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) and placed on a mechanical ventilator to help them breathe while they recover from the infection ... "But while physiological insights developed at the bedside have led to important, lifesaving therapies, it's been difficult to obtain convincing proof of better clinical outcomes for many such interventions," Dr. Slutsky says. (EurekAlert!)
16-Year-Old Heart Patient Makes Medical History Nov 13, 2009
Doctors thought at first that it was just flu-like symptoms, but they soon discovered that the teen had dilated cardiomyopathy -- meaning his heart was more than twice the normal size, making it extremely difficult for it to pump blood efficiently ... Up until now, pediatric hospitals have kept patients like Frank confined to the hospital, most likely the ICU, while awaiting a transplant ... Both the medical community and parents of children with serious and medically resistant heart failure... (Fox News)
Hit-run case still being investigated Nov 13, 2009
Student struck taken out of ICU. Hit-run case still being investigated. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Mother of Matthew Bent, charged in the burning of Deerfield teen, speaks publicly Nov 12, 2009
BROWNSUGA Michael Brewer is still fighting in ICU. He has a very long road both physically and emotionally ahead of him. We as parents MUST take responsibility for our childrens actions. (The Palm Beach Post)
Honolulu's Kapiolani Medical Center plans major expansion Nov 12, 2009
The increase has at times overwhelmed the neonatal ICU. Twice last year, the NICU was at 139 percent capacity, with 64 babies. The construction will add 24 NICU beds and 12 obstetrics beds ... Once work is completed over three phases Kapiolani will have a new hospital tower, NICU and pediatric intensive care unit and a new parking structure. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Texas Children's discharges first pediatric patient with implanted mechanical heart device Nov 12, 2009
11, 2009) - Texas Children's Hospital is the nation's first pediatric hospital to discharge a child while on an intracorporeal ventricular assist device (VAD), a feat previously accomplished only at adult institutions ... "What's especially significant about De Santiago's case," Morales adds, "is that his life outside the hospital signals a new era of possibilities for pediatric heart failure patients, especially as the number of cases diagnosed annually continues to rise. Until now, pediatric... (EurekAlert!)
An RN’s view on heath care Nov 12, 2009
My husband and I are both ICU RNs. We are travel nurses and have been working in various states and have seen the ongoing problems of this current health care system: Doctors passing on people without insurance, people sitting in their beds waiting to be treated because they are self pay, patients with good insurance having more doctors than they need coming in to visit them and get paid for that visit, ERs closing due to the increased numbers of uninsured seeking care, and 100 percent coverage... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
H1N1 Flu Causes Unusual Damage to Lungs Nov 11, 2009
H1N1 flu is causing a pandemic, and while it is not particularly deadly, it is sickening many younger adults and older children who usually escape the worst effects of seasonal flu ... They performed enhanced X-rays known as computed tomography or CT scans on 15 of the patients, 10 of them who were in the ICU on ventilators to help them breathe ... Five of the ICU patients had the blood clots in the lungs, Agarwal reported. (MEDLINEplus)
Woman Dies In Explosive Rural House Fire Nov 11, 2009
Fredericksburg EMS provided medical attention at the scene to all five survivors, including Jordan Foster who was subsequently transferred to San Antonio where on Monday he was undergoing treatment in University Hospital s pediatric ICU ward. Meanwhile, Jeryl and Deborah Foster, who are San Antonio fire fighters, were brought along with Mrs. Sherill Foster by Fredericksburg EMS to Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg where they were treated and released on Saturday. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
47 more Swine flu in Jaipur, 28 are kids Nov 10, 2009
At the newly established isolation ward, eight patients are undergoing treatment, and of them one is in ICU. The minister stressed that things are under control and that H1N1 was curable. People should not take it to be a fatal disease. (India Times, India)
Dr. Mary Ellen Wohl, pioneer in treating children’s lung disease Nov 9, 2009
I was in the ICU for three weeks, and Dr. Wohl would stay by my bed until late at night to monitor everything being done for me. You have to be sick enough and healthy enough to tolerate a transplant. (Boston Globe)
Suspect Critical but Stable Nov 9, 2009
Of the 29 people wounded in Thursday's attack, 16 remain in local Texas hospitals, with seven in the ICU.. Army spokesman Col. Rossi expressed his condolences for the families of the victims on Sunday, telling reporters that the Army base is "expanding its capacity to meet the needs of all 00004000 .". (Fox News)
Pawlenty slams Obama from Iowa... Nov 9, 2009
POTUS visits with 19 soldiers and families of soldiers in the ICU.. Pelosi proves more practical than her frequent caricature as an activist suggests. (The Drudge Report)
Death toll of U.S. Army base shooting spree may rise Nov 8, 2009
TEMPLE, Texas, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Death toll of the shooting spree at the U.S. Army base at Fort Hood may rise from the current 13 as some of the hospitalized victims have "extremely serious injuries" and several of them are still at "significant risk" of losing their lives," a doctor said here Saturday. W. Roy Smythe, chief of surgery for Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, a city near Fort Hood, told a news conference Saturday outside the hospital that of the 10 patients who were... (Xinhuanet, China)
Enforcement Directorate summons Madhu Koda Nov 8, 2009
He was admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Apollo Hospital in Ranchi. The I-T department has sealed Koda's house in Ranchi. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Doctors hope HOTA can be expanded to include lungs Nov 7, 2009
That's because lungs are always the first organs to be damaged in a patient who is in the ICU. There's always a risk of infection ... We also have to consider the suitability of donors, particularly in multi-harvest situations. (Channelnewsasia.com)
Severely Ill Swine Flu Patients May Spend Weeks in ICU, Irish Doctors Find Nov 6, 2009
More than half were still in ICU on Oct. 13, when the study was being prepared, marking one patients 62nd day of critical care ... Some patients have an extremely protracted ICU stay, with a number of current patients in ICU in excess of 60 days, wrote Jennifer Martin, a doctor with the Health Protection Surveillance Centre in Dublin, and colleagues in the study, which was published in the journal ... Chronic respiratory disease was the most common risk factor in ICU admissions, followed... (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Joyce A. Campbell Nov 6, 2009
The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Dr. Gerald Bayer and Green Bay Oncology for giving them many more years with their mother and also to the 6th floor ICU of St. Vincents Hospital for their kindness and compassionate care of Joyce and her family. Tell us what you think. (Forest Republican, WI)
Woman in bug spray incident in ICU Nov 5, 2009
ANDERSON, S.C. - Authorities say the mother of a 10-month-old South Carolina boy likely killed by a fogging bug spray has been placed in intensive care after visiting her other son in the hospital. Anderson County Sheriff's Sgt. Steve Reeves says Elizabeth Whitfield was placed on a respirator late Tuesday at Greenville Memorial Hospital. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Kisses & disses: DISSES to the person who stole my purse from the Portsmouth ICU! Nov 5, 2009
Kisses s: DISSES to the person who stole my purse from the Portsmouth ICU. SeacoastOnline. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Madhu Koda faces arrest on discharge from hospital Nov 5, 2009
Koda, who got himself admitted to the ICU of the hospital, has been shifted to a room ... "He was shifted from the ICU to a room in the ward around noon. He still has slight pain in his stomach," the medical superintendent said ... He was admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Apollo Hospital in Ranchi. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Use Of Cannabinoids Could Help Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Patients Nov 5, 2009
26, 2008) Family members may experience post-traumatic stress as many as six months after a loved one's stay in a hospital's intensive care unit (ICU), according to a new study. The study found that symptoms. (Science Daily)
Hospitals: 'There couldn't be a worse time' for nurse-patient limits Nov 4, 2009
Christine Schuster, CEO of Emerson Hospital, said, In a busy day in our ICU, I d rather have five senior registered nurses and support staff than seven new graduates ... Massachusetts Nurses Association officials said Massachusetts has the highest number of registered nurses per capita in the nation but that most eschew working at hospital bedsides because of the difficulty of the job. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Rain, blood and sirens Nov 4, 2009
I push through and ask one in uniform, "Can I go in and donate blood?" Polite yet firm, he tells me, "Not now. Please stand over there. We'll come get you if we need blood; for now please don't make things more difficult." ... Man in shorts and blood on a stretcher, wheeled swiftly into the ICU by plastic-aproned nurses. (Salon)
Grossman Burn Center Receives $200K Donation Nov 4, 2009
"Because the need was so great we went ahead and opened an in-patient area in our second floor ICU area," said Jarrod McNaughton, Vice President of San Joaquin Community Hospital. That need is from an unexpected number of patients seeking treatment at both the in- and out-patient facilities. (KERO 23, CA)
Tragic news for national team as coachs father dies Nov 4, 2009
My father was in the ICU but failed to recovery after a surgery last night. He died at 2. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Cook wins Schwab Cup in record-breaking fashion (38) Nov 3, 2009
Coming up the 18th hole, Cook let his thoughts wander to his good friend and former Ohio State teammate, Joey Sindelar, who was in ICU at Sonoma Valley Hospital after being taken off the course by medical personal during Saturday's third round ... "I got talking to their dad and I guess they go to a school in Sacramento, and that particular school district has to cut golf due to the budget crisis, so I think some money will go a long way to help them.". (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Widower Accuses German Hospital For Ineptitude Nov 2, 2009
When he returned to the hospital, Mr Anin said he found his wife back in her ward at the ICU. A tube was attached to her abdomen carrying blood into a white plastic bag. She was pale, and her body was very hot. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
'We're pretty much broke' Nov 2, 2009
It s difficult to play with an opposing team that can change the rules and apply them retrospectively ... Jay Cuellar wrote on Nov 1, 2009 11:01 PM:" I was sitting at my computer collecting myself after a very stressful three weeks. We buried my father-in-law today after a two week stay in the Memorial Medical ICU followed by a few days in Detar ICU, where he passed away. I read this article and felt compelled to comment.We have a great community hospital staffed by very capable Doctors and... (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Harris considered among influential Nov 1, 2009
Lockamy has served in many departments including pediatrics, ICU, cardiology, oncology, emergency services and fifth medical. Nominated by a co-worker, Lockamy was chosen as the only nurse statewide to receive the Staff Nurse Award. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Palm Drive leadership averts meltdown as CEO nearly ousted (2) Nov 1, 2009
With the re-opening of the hospital s ICU, new trustee leadership and overall increased patient use, Palm Drive s improved finances led to the court s approval to leave bankruptcy earlier this month. But for the past two weeks, the facility had been buzzing with innuendo surrounding its CEO, which was fueled last Thursday (June 18) when the board met for a 3-hour closed session, ending with a brief public statement from Smith that there is no action to report. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
ERs hustling to keep up with H1N1 Oct 31, 2009
"This machine helps a child get 900 breaths a minute, which is one of the best ways we treat critically ill children with H1N1," says Dr. Jeffrey Burns, chief of the Division of Critical Care Medicine and director of the Medical/Surgical ICU at Children's Hospital Boston. Burns has treated over 40 critically ill kids so far this year. (CNN)
Garrison Keillor Oct 31, 2009
Here is an idealistic, articulate young president who is enormously popular everywhere in the world except in the states of the Confederacy, and here sit the 28 percent of the American people who still thought Mr. Bush was doing a heckuva job at the end, gnashing their teeth, hoping and praying for something horrible to happen such as an infestation of locusts or the disappearance of the sun, something to make the president look bad, which is not a good place for a political party to be, hoping... (Salon)
Swine Flu: What the CDC Map Won't Tell You Oct 31, 2009
In order to get a better idea of how flu activity varies across the nation, we asked hospitals to rate their level of flu activity in their emergency department and report the number of H1N1 patients in their intensive care unit (ICU) -- a sign that at least some cases were severe enough to warrant extraordinary treatment measures. At least 10 out of the 60 hospitals reported heavy activity of H1N1 in their emergency departments, but nearly twice as many said flu levels were "moderate" and the... (ABC News)
The real Mike Wallin Oct 30, 2009
Mary Jane s city council service has shown an ability to work with all stakeholders to solve difficult challenges ... As things stand right now, any unmarried domestic partner could be denied the right to visit their partner in a hospital emergency department or ICU, or to learn about the partner s serious or even life-threatening health issues when we are not afforded the legal status to permit those rights. (Longview Daily News, WA)
H1N1 Families Face Financial Challenges Oct 30, 2009
He fought H1N1 for a month in the same ICU, at Children's Hospital in Oklahoma City ... "How much is this going to cost to be in the ICU for a month?" Hugh Estlinbaum asked. (CBS News)
Chehalis woman with H1N1 flu dies Oct 29, 2009
In this particular case, in addition to pneumonia and suspected acute respiratory distress syndrome, the woman had other health issues including obesity ... A study conducted by the CDC in July analyzed a series of 10 patients infected with influenza A at a tertiary-care ICU in Michigan. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Asthma and H1N1: Here's what to do Oct 29, 2009
Although most of the patients had antivirals in the hospital, they found that those who ended up in the ICU or who died tended to get antiviral drugs (such as oseltamivir, zanamivir, amantadine, and rimantadine) later than others. "If you look at the timing of it, you'll see that patients in ICU or who died were not treated within two days," she says. (CNN)
A Child H1N1 Patient's Joyous Homecoming Oct 29, 2009
Lateasha Howard was as sick as Tony and will soon leave the same ICU. ... The manufacturers are having difficulty keeping up ... Its ridiculous, immature and obviously motivated by reasons other than concern over the safety of the population and the H1N1. (CBS News)
Muscle weakness a common side effect of long stays in intensive care units Oct 28, 2009
After decades of focusing on the management of respiratory failure, circulatory shock and severe infections that lead to extended stays in hospital intensive care units, critical care researchers are increasingly turning attention to what they believe is a treatable complication developed by many who spend days or weeks confined to an ICU bed: debilitating muscle weakness that can linger long after hospital discharge. In a supplement to the current issue of the journal Critical Care Medicine, an... (EurekAlert!)
Sandy Reed is a retired Navy doctor who volunteers at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph. John Madill / H-P staff Oct 28, 2009
I started as a receptionist outside the ICU. I did that for about six months, then with the ER expansion they needed more people down here. They asked me if I'd be interested and I said yes, and I moved down here. (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
Stanford study recommends change in treating pulmonary embolisms Oct 28, 2009
"I could immediately see the patient was not doing well. She was dying, and the ICU team had notified the family that she was going to die very soon." ... The ICU staff had already done everything they could to save her ... "I told the staff, 'We can do more than just insert a filter. We can go after these clots using specially-designed catheters.' The ICU staff was at first skeptical, but I just kept insisting because I knew it might save her life. We quickly obtained consent from the family... (EurekAlert!)
Small Steps May Speed Recovery in ICU Patients Oct 27, 2009
"Our ICU patients are telling us that they want to be awake and moving. Gone are the days when we should only think of critically ill patients on complete bed rest," said Dr. Dale Needham, a physician at Johns Hopkins Medicine and senior researcher of a report published online Sept. 21 in the journal Critical Care Medicine, in a news release from Johns Hopkins. Needham previously published research that said most patients suffer from extended fatigue and extensive recovery after undergoing bed... (MEDLINEplus)
Senate candidates warm to stimulus bill -- with conditions Oct 27, 2009
Khazei said the first stimulus law had moved the United States from life support into the ICU and that further action is necessary to stabilize the economy. Boston Celtics co-owner and businessman Steve Pagliuca said in an interview that it would be important to "assess where the economy's at" before pushing a second stimulus bill. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
ICU Stay Before Death Common in the U.S. Oct 27, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who die in a U.S. hospital are nearly five times as likely as their counterparts in England to have spent part of their final hours in an intensive care unit (ICU). What's more, over the age of 85, ICU usage among terminal patients is eight times higher in the U.S. than in England ... Intensive care is "painful, it's distressing, it's noisy, and it's upsetting to patients and families to be in ICU. It's not something you want if the outcome is not going to be... (MEDLINEplus)
Preventing preemies: New rules limit induced labor Oct 27, 2009
So Oshiro pulled the medical charts and found those near-term babies had more than double the risk of ending up in neonatal ICU, suffering respiratory distress, even needing a ventilator. It took several years of policing. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
H1N1: 'pushing hospitals to their limit' Oct 27, 2009
At most hospitals, swine flu has had "very little impact on patient care except in ICUs," says Eric Toner of the Center for Biosecurity ... "In San Luis Valley, we have three small rural hospitals. Flu burned through all of them in a couple of days," county health department spokeswoman Paula Hendricks says, noting that it was difficult to respond rapidly because the community is so remote it takes two days to deliver supplies from Denver ... In one recent H1N1 case, Perl says, a previously... (USA Today)
A(H1N1): Malaysia to get 78,000 doses of vaccine soon Oct 26, 2009
"Of course the number of H1N1 patients warded in ICU is decreasing and the death caused by the pandemic is still at 77, but this is not the end, we have to be more cautious and alert to face a second wave of H1N1 which is expected at the end of this year," he told reporters after opening a seminar on "Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases" at Selayang Hospital. He also said the spread of the virus was still active in the country and advised the public to take the necessary precautions. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Swine Flu Victim's Family Speaks Out Oct 26, 2009
Within two days at West Houston Hospital Lee was placed on a ventilator, put in ICU, and started dialysis. "By the time we lost him we were fighting four different viral and bacterial problems," said Lee-Gray. (Click2Houston, TX)
It's murder: Indonesian maid dies of alleged abuse (Updated) Oct 26, 2009
Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital director Dr Ghazali Hasni Md Hassan said the victim, who had suffered multiple injuries, was admitted to the ICU last Saturday. She was unconscious and died without regaining conscious, he added. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Wasim Akram's wife dies in Chennai Oct 25, 2009
At Apollo Hospital, she was in the intensive care unit (ICU) since then and died Sunday without regaining consciousness. Arrangements are being made to take her body back to Pakistan, the sources said. (India Times)
Mom received great care at Mat-Su Regional Oct 25, 2009
Even nurses who had cared for her on a different floor during an earlier brief admission came to ICU to check on her. Their care also extended to us, her family. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Man pours acid on wife, daughter Oct 25, 2009
He lodged a report and we arrested him on the spot, he said at the Penang Hospital after visiting Tan at the ICU.. He said the relationship between the husband and wife had deteriorated in the past seven years and that the wife was the primary target. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
A deputys plight Oct 24, 2009
Brando's partner wanted to thank the many people who assisted in this hard time, including Ryan Heafey, who helped pay for the deposit to get Brando treated, as well as Dr. Fausett and the staff at Hanford Vet Hospital, the UC Davis Police Department, the UC Davis Small Animal Clinic medical staff and ICU nurses, the Fresno County Sheriff's K-9 unit and to his fellow K-9 handlers, friends and family ... They go into a queue to be moderated and may take several hours to be reviewed, particularly... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Patients in US 5 times more likely to spend last days in ICU than patients in England Oct 23, 2009
Patients who die in the hospital in the United States are almost five times as likely to have spent part of their last hospital stay in the ICU than patients in England. What's more, over the age of 85, ICU usage among terminal patients is eight times higher in the U.S. than in England, according to new research from Columbia University that compared the two countries' use of intensive care services during final hospitalizations ... "Evaluating the use of intensive care services is particularly... (EurekAlert!)
Intensive Dialysis Doesn't Save Lives of the Sickest Oct 23, 2009
The patients in question were the sickest of the sick; all were in hospital intensive care units (ICUs). "Approximately half had overwhelming infection, causing multiple body organs to fail. Others had complications following major surgery, most commonly for heart surgery, and some were admitted to ICU following severe trauma or injury," explained Dr. Alan Cass, co-author of the study published in the Oct. 22 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine ... According to background information in... (MEDLINEplus)
Hospitals review visitor policies Many medical centers in the area are changing their visitor policies to try to limit the spread of H1N1 among patients and staff. Oct 22, 2009
That ban is because this particular strain of flu, called 2009 H1N1, spreads very easily among children ... Potomac Hospital, located in Woodbridge, is barring those under 18 from visiting anyone, with additional restrictions for patients in ICU, pediatrics, labor and delivery, and post-partum ... Whether to alter visitation policies is a difficult decision for hospitals. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
