Dog Attack Leaves Woman in Critical Condition, Hand Partially Amputated
On 6/1/21 at 11:32 AM EDT
A woman was reportedly in critical condition after she was mauled by a dog in Texas on Monday.
Rescue crews with the Cy-Fair Fire Department arrived at the 20900 block of Westgreen Springs Drive in Katy, about 25 miles west of Houston.
The woman was treated by EMS at the scene and taken to hospital by Memorial Hermann Life Flight in critical condition, the department said on Monday, alongside a series of images from the scene.
In one photo, the woman can be seen lying on a stretcher as rescue teams from Life Flight prepare to move her into the chopper.
Vicious Dog Attack Left Mailman s Bone Exposed After Chewing Through Leg
On 5/26/21 at 5:48 PM EDT
The Glasgow Times, the woman responsible for the dog s care has entered into a guilty plea with the Glasgow Sheriff Court after the animal reportedly bit a man with such ferocity that a portion of bone in his leg was exposed.
Andrew Barton, a Scottish postman based in Glasgow, alleged that while making deliveries last February in Milton, he was attacked by a Staffordshire bull terrier named Bruno. He maintained that he did nothing to provoke the animal.
According to
The Glasgow Times, Stephanie Colquhoun was tasked with caring for Bruno, who belongs to her partner. The 28-year-old reported that Bruno had been aggressive for several days prior to the attack on Barton citing an alleged incident with other neighborhood pets.
The Montana Racial Equity Project and American Civil Liberties Union of Montana announced in an open letter to Helena City Manager Rachel Harlow-Schalk that they are withdrawing from future meetings of the city s recently formed school resource officer working group unless certain changes are made.Â
The Helena City Commission in July directed city staff to engage in the development of a new (memorandum of understanding) to be completed by June 30th, 2021 with Helena Public Schools regarding the 21-year school resource officer program that uses city funding. Our experience at the initial Working Group meeting is that there is no interest in such a robust discussion and that the decision to keep the existing model of SROs in schools has already been made, the ACLU of Montana s Tuesday letter states.
Review
26 April, 2021
There is a lack of standardised practice and national guidance to support flushing technique following administration of intravenous medicines. This article summarises new guidelines on post infusion flushing
Abstract
There is a lack of standardised practice and national guidance to support flushing technique after administration of intravenous medicines. To help healthcare organisations review their practice and procedures to tackle underdosing due to non-flushing, the National Infusion and Vascular Access Society has updated its guidance on post-infusion flushing. This article summarises its key recommendations.
Citation: Dix A (2021) Line flushing to prevent medicine loss after intravenous fluid therapy.
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