Medwatch: CCMH gets new CPR training program
Medwatch: CCMH gets new CPR training program By Haley Wilson | February 5, 2021 at 9:26 AM CST - Updated February 5 at 9:26 AM
LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - Comanche County Memorial Hospital has a new, high-tech way of making sure their health care professionals are trained to do CPR properly. That’s why the hospital recently rolled out the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) program. It’s their new way of doing CPR training.
Leann Legako, an RN educator at CCMH, said instead of going through training every two years, it’ll be done quarterly.
“This RQI program does it in low doses in high frequencies,” Legako said.
The COVID-19 vaccine and pregnancy
There are still a lot of questions when it comes to vaccinations for pregnant women and nursing mothers, and few answers. Here s what we do know. Author: Jeremy Baker Updated: 3:24 PM CST January 25, 2021
SAN ANTONIO As coronavirus vaccines are distributed across the country, many people are still trying to decide whether the shot is right for them.
There are still a lot of questions when it comes to vaccinations for pregnant women and nursing mothers, but there are few answers at this time. Here s what we do know.
Pregnant women were excluded from the vaccine studies that were conducted for emergency authorization.
Medwatch: January is Cervical Health Awareness Month
Medwatch: January is Cervical Health Awareness Month By Haley Wilson | January 11, 2021 at 8:30 AM CST - Updated January 11 at 8:33 AM
LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - Every year more than 13,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer, thatâs according to the National Cervical Cancer Coalition. Thatâs why January is Cervical Health Awareness Month.
Luanne Solis, an OBGYN at Comanche County Memorial Hospital, says there are two major things women can do to prevent cervical cancer.
âThe first way is a vaccine,â Solis said. âThe HPV vaccine or Gardasil is a vaccine that prevents precancer from forming. The FDA has approved it to be from 9 to 46. It used to be from 9 to 26, but they recently increased the age to prevent precancers.â
Pediatrician compares polio, coronavirus vaccinations
Pediatrician remembers polio vaccinations By Cheyenne Cole | January 6, 2021 at 7:40 PM CST - Updated January 6 at 7:40 PM
LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - With the COVID-19 vaccine becoming available over the last month, we’re reminded of the epidemic the United States faced about 60 years ago: oolio, a disease that was wiped out with a vaccine.
Comanche County Memorial Hospital Pediatrician Dr. Edward Legako received his second COVID-19 vaccination Wednesday. He’s been in practice in the area for nearly 40 years.
He remembers getting the oral polio vaccine as a child at school, where they were able to mass vaccinate children. Those mass immunizations helped end the polio epidemic wreaking havoc on the nation.
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