Driver killed, passenger critically injured when van crashes into Ann Arbor Walgreens
Updated Dec 24, 2020;
Posted Dec 24, 2020
At 3:56 p.m., Dec. 23, 2020, a van crashed into the Walgreens at 3255 Washtenaw Ave. killing the driver and critically injuring his passenger.
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ANN ARBOR, MI – An 82-year-old Ann Arbor man was killed Wednesday afternoon when his vehicle left the road and crashed into an Ann Arbor Walgreens.
Otis Jones suffered fatal injuries on Dec. 23, when he crashed into the Walgreens at 3255 Washtenaw Ave., according to the Ann Arbor Police Department.
Rescue crews were called at 3:56 p.m. for a report of a van crashing into the building. They arrived to find a van partially inside the building and balancing atop a protective barrier outside, according to the Ann Arbor Fire Department.
Blood Oxygen Tests Can Be Inaccurate for Black Patients, Raising COVID Risks
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The fingertip devices that hospitals use to monitor patients’ oxygen levels might be less accurate in people with dark skin, a new study suggests.
At issue are pulse oximeters small medical devices that clip onto a fingertip and estimate how much oxygen is making it into the blood. They are routinely used in hospitals to help providers make treatment decisions.
And during the COVID-19 pandemic, pulse oximeters have increasingly made their way into the hands of lay people. Fairly cheap home devices are available, and people with milder cases of COVID have used them to monitor their oxygen levels.
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‘I’m angry because this virus is raging on in this country,’ Gov. Whitmer says
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at a Dec. 18, 2020, COVID-19 briefing. (WDIV)
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer couldn’t hide her frustration Friday as she demanded to know why the state has only gotten a fraction of the COVID-19 vaccines it was supposed to receive.
“Where are our doses?” Whitmer asked during the briefing. “What is holding them up? When can we expect them? I’m angry because this virus is raging on in this country.”
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Blood oxygen tests may be inaccurate for Black patients
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A new study suggests that Black patients are at greater risk of having a falsely reassuring reading on pulse oximetry than white patients are. File Photo by Molly Riley/UPI | License Photo
The fingertip devices that hospitals use to monitor patients oxygen levels might be less accurate in people with dark skin, a new study suggests.
At issue are pulse oximeters small medical devices that clip onto a fingertip and estimate how much oxygen is making it into the blood. They are routinely used in hospitals to help providers make treatment decisions.