#medical-emergency

#medical-emergency

At least nine people were shot, one fatally, in a shooting just after midnight Sunday in Willowbrook, Ill., southwest of Chicago, fire officials said.Around 12:30 a.m., shots were fired during some kind of celebration with hundreds of people in a shopping mall's parking lot on Route 83, near Honeysuckle Rose Lane, in DuPage County, said Joe Ostrander, a battalion chief with the Tri-State Fire Protection District.

Oklahoma's Supreme Court said on Wednesday that two laws passed last year that ban most abortions are unconstitutional.But the ruling does not affect a law passed in 1910 which still prohibits most abortions in the state, unless they are necessary to save the life of the mother.The laws that were struck down by the court were civil laws that had relied on suits from private citizens to enforce them.

A woman in her 30s has died after a medical incident at a Center Parcs holiday village.Suffolk Police were called to the Elveden Forest site on Wednesday evening following reports of a medical emergency.The death is being treated as unexplained.A popular holiday destination offering accommodation, sports activities and restaurants, it is one of several Center Parcs locations across the UK.

A 61-year-old athlete competing at the Swansea Triathlon has died after losing consciousness during the swimming section.Wales Ambulance Service, St John's Ambulance, South Wales Police, the swim safety team, and members of the public all attempted to save the man, who died during the opening 750m swim.

The crew of Delta flight 2290 from Fort Lauderdale to Boston Sunday night assisted a passenger with a medical emergency, The Boston Globe reports.The medical issue happened prior to landing.Crew members stepped in to help the passenger in distress, and the plane landed on time before midnight at Boston Logan International Airport.

A patent application from automaker Ford was published last week for embedded vehicle systems that facilitate an automobile's repossession, including autonomously moving it to a repossession agency.The patent [PDF], which was filed in August, covers more ways to combat non-payment.The least intrusive is a helpful message delivered to the vehicle or a smartphone notifying the user of the delinquency.

Brian Q. via Yelp San Francisco officials confirmed Thursday morning that a 10-month-old male was exposed to fentanyl Wednesday, but they have not yet confirmed the drug was the cause of the medical emergency, nor that the exposure happened at the park where emergency responders treated the child.The fire department responded to a report of a pediatric patient in cardiac arrest at Moscone Park on Chestnut Street in the Marina District at 2:56 p.m., Lt. Jonathan Baxter, a spokesperson for the fire department, wrote in a text to SFGATE.

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The U.S. Coast Guard last week airlifted a 3-year-old girl from a moving cruise ship about 90 miles off the Santa Barbara coast after she suffered a medical emergency.The Coast Guard said in a statement that the girl was rescued Wednesday afternoon after Princess Cruises ' Emerald Princess ship reported a young passenger experiencing "seizure-like symptoms."

A pair of Democratic lawmakers from California have asked President Joe Biden to once again raise the case of a US Navy officer jailed in Japan with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida while at the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima.In a Friday letter addressed to Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, US Sen. Alex Padilla and US Rep. Mike Levin said that while we understand the sensitive nature of this case around Lt. Ridge Alkonis, it is important to resolve this situation promptly to prevent further irritants in the U.S.-Japan relationship.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation allowing non-profits to open and operate overdose prevention sites with private funding, Mayor London Breed announced in a news release.Ordinances require two rounds of voting: a first read and final passage.Jeff Cretan, a spokesman for the mayor's office, said the board will convene on Tuesday to cast a final vote, which is expected to pass, and that Breed will have 10 days to sign it after that.

Leading heart health organizations are urging schools and parents to teach young children life-saving skills such as how to call 911 and how to administer CPR.CPR has improved, here's what to do (and sing) to save a life On Wednesday, the American Heart Association, the European Resuscitation Council and the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation published a scientific statement in the journal Circulation that details evidence showing schoolchildren as young as 4 know how to call for help in a medical emergency and that, by age 10 to 12, children can administer effective chest compressions when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, better known as CPR.

Schools The school district has canceled classes at the campus for the rest of the day.Published: 10:12 AM CST February 24, 2023 Updated: 4:58 PM CST February 24, 2023 SAN MARCOS, Texas An 11-year-old student died Friday morning after a traffic accident in the parking lot of Goodnight Middle School, multiple officials have confirmed.

Former Steelers safety Ryan Clark had a unique and poignant perspective on Damar Hamlin's scary injury during Monday Night Football.No one can truly put into words the feelings of the NFL community on Monday night after watching Bills safety Damar Hamlin being transported to the hospital in critical condition.

Queen's Hospital in Romford (Image: Ken Mears) An NHS trust which runs hospitals in east London has warned people who do not need emergency care that they face "extremely long" waits if they attend its A&Es during strike action.Ambulance staff that are members of union Unison are walking out across the capital today (December 21) between 12pm and midnight in a dispute over pay and staffing.

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email More heart patients could be saved thanks to a new type of advanced CPR which involves hooking up patients to an artificial lung machine.People who suffer cardiac arrest when the heart stops pumping blood around the body could be offered the advanced form of resuscitation if they do not respond to traditional CPR thanks to a new service in the Thames Valley region.

The preservation of life and immediate first aid response should take priority over other welfare checks when a suspect is restrained, an inquiry has heard.Joanne Caffrey, an expert witness on the use of force and police custody, told the Sheku Bayoh inquiry in Edinburgh on Thursday that under the European custody standard, detainees must receive treatment comparable to a member of the public.

Then-Arkansas Gov.-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders is pictured at a Republican Governors Association conference in November 2022 in Orlando, Fla. Sanders has signed a new law that will allow an anti-abortion monument to be built near the state Capitol.Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a new law that will allow a monument near the state Capitol marking the number of abortions performed in Arkansas before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.

A man has died after an incident on the M1 near Watford.(Image: National Highways) An 80-year-old man has died after falling from a bridge on the M1, Herts Police have confirmed.Emergency services rushed to the northbound motorway between junctions 4 and 5, near Watford and Edgware, following reports of the incident at 9.45am yesterday (March 14).

I ll Londoners without a life-threatening condition are urged to make their own way to hospital when ambulance workers strike on Wednesday.Members of union Unison at London Ambulance Service (LAS) are to join others across England and Wales as they walk out for 12 hours between midday and midnight on Wednesday in a dispute over pay, it has been confirmed.

However, many swimmers at the north London lido have ignored this and are not taking it seriously.Lifeguards are now dealing with at least one hypothermic swimmer every day, said staff at the outdoor pool in Hampstead Heath on social media.The medical emergency could lead to a complete failure of the heart and a respiratory system breakdown potentially leading to death.

Good Morning.Do you recall the Marlies game suspended for a fan emergency?The outcome:

It appears like we have an update on the condition of the fan who had the medical emergency at the Marlies/Moose on January 13th.pic.twitter.com/JxGnGX0oBc-The Calder Farmstead: an AHL podcast (@CalderFarmstead)
January 22, 2023
The rest of that game will be played soon as well.

Image: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images Ford is seeking a patent for a system that would enable its cars to annoy users with endless notifications and constant beeps and chimes or even lock owners out of the car entirely if they miss a payment, according to a patent application published last week.

Ford has some interesting ideas on what self-driving cars might soon be able to do.Besides freeing us from the tedium of commuting, the company envisions cars that could repossess themselves.According to a document recently published on the United States Patent and Trademark Office website, Ford said it is considering a system that would allow a car to, on its own, leave you if you stop making your monthly auto payments.

Deb Balzer Two panels that advise the Food and Drug Administration are recommending that naloxone nasal spray be approved for over-the-counter sale for emergency treatment of opioid overdoses.The Joint Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee and the Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee voted unanimously to approve the measure.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.Three weeks after going into cardiac arrest during a prime-time N.F.L. game, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was in attendance Sunday for his team's divisional round playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals.At the two-minute warning of the first half, Hamlin was shown on the stadium Jumbotron from the suite where he was watching the game.

For a disturbing 42 seconds, a Los Angeles police officer repeatedly stunned a teacher with a Taser gun this month as other officers tried to pin and handcuff the man in the middle of a busy Venice street.The gaps between pulses were so brief that Keenan Anderson, 31, could get out only a few words - including "Help me, please" - as he repeatedly cried out in agony.

Authorities are trying to determine a cause of death for Leslie Jordan, the beloved comedy actor who died Monday after his car crashed into a building in Hollywood.The Los Angeles County coroner plans an autopsy Tuesday on Jordan, 67, who was declared dead at the scene after the BMW he was driving slammed into a building at Cahuenga Boulevard and Romaine Street.

Comedian and actor Leslie Jordan, known for his roles in "Will and Grace" and "American Horror Story." has died after a car crash in Hollywood on Monday morning, according to reports.Jordan, 67, won a primetime Emmy in 2006 for his performance as Beverly Leslie in the TV show "Will and Grace."

Read the following headline and article.And then read it again.I'm impressed that I'm both surprised, but also not?Only true talents can toe such a fine line.Seriously, wtf?Back to surprised again.Robin Lehner has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy linked to his ownership of an exotic snake farm in Missouri.The filing lists Lehner's liability between $10-50 million, and lists the same lending agency that was sued in Evander Kane's bankruptcy.

A woman at Maguire Correctional Facility in Redwood City died Saturday after experiencing a medical emergency while being booked into the jail, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.The San Mateo County Coroner's Office later identified the person as 25-year-old Maycarla Sulapas, of South San Francisco.

RIVERSIDE   A student at a Southern California high school was revived Thursday after she stopped breathing after apparently taking a pill laced with fentanyl, authorities said.Authorities were called to Arlington High School in Riverside after the 15-year-old girl began having a medical emergency, Riverside police said in a statement.

With an early and severe flu season straining resources, the Biden administration says it will release the prescription antiviral Tamiflu from the Strategic National Stockpile to states and territories that request it.The US Department of Health and Human services said Wednesday this should help ease access to the medication  one of several types of medicines patients have sometimes struggled to find amid a surge of respiratory viruses, including flu, RSV, Covid-19 and others.

TEMPLE, Texas  Central Texas parents have been saying their kids have been getting sick quite often for some time now.RSV, COVID-19, The Flu, strep throat, all kinds of infections and viruses are getting kids sick at a high rate.Samuel Clark, a pediatric doctor at Baylor Scott & White in Waco, says he can think back to past years where he's seen kids getting sick at a rate like this, but says a number of factors could be contributing to the excess demand.

Jay Leno attends the Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Harvey Relief in Los Angeles on Sept. 12, 2017.Jay Leno suffered burns in a weekend fire at the car enthusiast's garage but said Monday that he was doing OK, according to reports.John Salangsang/Invision/AP LOS ANGELES (AP)  Jay Leno suffered "serious burns" but said Monday that he was doing OK, according to reports.

A senseless and irresponsible' driver was filmed repeatedly blocking the path of an ambulance that had been called out to an emergency.Albert Butler deliberately tried to hinder the progress of the vehicle in Maidenhead, putting other drivers at risk, a court heard.Butler, 38, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and obstructing/hindering an emergency worker in a hearing at Reading Magistrates' Court on 10 August.

Getting a flu shot may offer an added benefit.A recent study published in  Stroke, an American Heart Association journal, suggests flu vaccination might lower the chances of stroke among adults, especially people under 45.Dr. Gyanendra Kumar, a Mayo Clinic neurologist not involved in the study, says it's long been  known that respiratory infections increase the risk of stroke in the days following infection.

Millions of Canadians are without a family doctor or primary care provider.Dr. Peter Lin, a family physician and a director of the Canadian Heart Research Centre, spells out ways people can take charge of their health when they're in between or searching for a primary care provider.Millions of Canadians are without a family doctor, and with long waits at ERs and walk-in clinics, many are wondering where they can get the care they need.