Dog Attack Leaves Woman in Critical Condition, Hand Partially Amputated
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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.
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Memorial Hermann Life Flight launches first air ambulance service in the nation for K9s Memorial Hermann Life Flight Press Release | December 29, 2020
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Memorial Hermann Life Flight launched its K9-Casualty Care Course and Transportation Service earlier this month, making Life Flight the first air ambulance service in the nation to provide training, treatment and transportation for injured K9 officers.
Law enforcement K9s in need of critical medical care, who are within Life Flight’s 150-mile radius, will be transported to one of three veterinary hospitals: Texas A&M University Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, VERGI 24/7 Animal Emergency and Critical Care Hospital or Westbury Animal Hospital. Memorial Hermann Life Flight Photo
Life Flight launches emergency helicopter service for injured police dogs
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Houston Police Department K-9 Handler Justin Ferguson with dog Keno.Courtesy of Memorial HermannShow MoreShow Less
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Memorial Hermann Life Flight Nurse Donnie Beebe, Houston Police Department K-9 Trainer Kristin Uhlin and Uhlin s K-9 partner Sita prepare to board the helicopter.Courtesy of Memorial HermannShow MoreShow Less
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Sita, a K-9 police officer, served the Houston Police Department for 13 years.Courtesy of Memorial HermannShow MoreShow Less
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Houston Police Department s K-9 Trainer Kristin Uhlin, her K-9 partner Sita and Memorial Hermann Life Flight Nurse Michele Bourgeois, aboard the life flight helicopter.Courtesy of Memorial HermannShow MoreShow Less
Monday, December 28th 2020, 12:44 pm
By: CBS News
When a police officer is injured in the line of duty, every minute counts. The same goes for their K-9 partners. A medical chopper service in Texas aims to protect those loyal four-legged officers.
The Memorial Hermann Life Flight s helicopter fleet is now equipped to triage K-9 officers and get them to vet clinics quickly.
“Once we get them on board the aircraft we ll start doing definitive care, such as airway management, oxygen administration, IV fluid administration,” said Memorial Hermann Health System’s Tom Flanagan.
How are medics, who have been treating human patients for so long, taking on the challenge?