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Medical advances save Soldiers' lives
Published August 21, 2008, 2:20 pm, Fort Leavenworth Lamp
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Recent advances in combat medicine are saving service members' lives at unprecedented rates, the assistant secretary of Defense for Health Affairs told a group of government and medical officials at a "Government Executive" event Aug. 6.
Accident sends several to hospital
Published August 21, 2008, 7:13 am, Winston County Journal
An accident Friday afternoon on Highway 25 near Louisville Sturgis Road sent several members of the East Central Community College Workforce Development Staff to local hospitals.
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Published August 19, 2008, 10:13 pm, KOAA
A 20 year old Colorado Springs man was bitten by a rattlesnake while climbing Blodgett's Peak on the northwest side of Colorado Springs. Jonathon Baker was hiking with two close friends when he stepped on the coiled snake and was struck in the lower calf.
ECCC staff members recovering from accident
Published August 19, 2008, 9:42 pm, The Meridian Star
A van carrying staff members of East Central Community College was involved in a traffic accident Friday at about 3 p.m. as the group returned from the campus of East Mississippi Community College.
Senator Atkinson Home From Hospital
Published August 19, 2008, 5:52 pm, KOBI - KOTI Medford-Klamath Falls
(8/19/08) Senator Jason Atkinson is at home recovering, after he accidentally shot himself in the knee. Atkinson was rushed to Providence Medford Medical Center on July 29th.
Hiker survives bear attack
Published August 19, 2008, 2:39 am, CNews
CADOMIN -- Luck and skill combined to save the life of a hiker mauled by a grizzly bear. "He is one tough dude. I mean, what a morning for him," said Cadomin firefighter Zane Kreider, one of the first emergency personnel to attend.
Bear attack survival 'amazing'
Published August 19, 2008, 1:45 am, Calgary Sun
CADOMIN, Alta. -- Luck and skill combined to save the life of a hiker mauled by a grizzly bear on the weekend. "He is one tough dude. I mean, what a morning for him," said Cadomin firefighter Zane Kreider, one of the first emergency personnel to attend.
Legislator shot in leg is recovering at home
Published August 19, 2008, 12:03 am, The Oregonian
State Sen. Jason Atkinson, injured late last month in a freak gun accident, is home from the hospital and recovering from extensive surgery on his leg.
Medical play relieves young patients' fears
Published August 18, 2008, 9:18 pm, Richmond Times-Dispatch
PHILADELPHIA -- Alyia D'Ambrosio, 5, tied a rubber tourniquet on her patient's arm and searched for a vein. "Got it!" She inserted an IV needle -- a real needle -- into Chip, a cloth doll bigger than she is. Then she carefully cleaned the tip of a plastic tube with alcohol before adding a drug "for his heart infection." She knew it might not work.
Annual health fair seeks to raise awareness of racial disparities in care
Published August 16, 2008, 11:04 pm, The Post and Courier
Editor's note: This is one in an occasional series of articles exploring the ethical issues people face as they seek medical care over the course of their lives. SANTEE — Looking ready for anything, LeRoy Hampton sat down at the screening table and extended his arm for the tourniquet.
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