http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/lifesaving/ en-us Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:43:15 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985367/posts 3/13/2008 - BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- When it comes to rescuing someone trapped in a vehicle, using the "jaws of life" can mean the difference between life and death -- but only if the tool is used properly. Members of the Balad Air Base Fire Department recently led refresher training sessions for U.S. government contracted personnel who routinely recover military vehicles throughout Iraq on how to use potentially lifesaving hydraulic tools. Seventeen senior mechanic contractors who work for KBR Theater Transportation Mission Recovery, the lead contractor for vehicle recovery, attended the class. Most had worked as vehicle operators... Air Force Link http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985367/posts#comment Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:43:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1982191/posts FOB RUSTAMIYAH — In continuing efforts to increase proficiency, self-sufficiency and survivability of Iraqi security forces, National Police Transition Team (NPTT) Soldiers conducted a Combat Life Savers Course (CLSC) for Iraqi National Police (NP) officers Feb. 25-27, at Combat Outpost 799. NPTT Soldiers for 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st National Police Division, who are attached to 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light), Multi-National Division – Baghdad, conducted the course for policemen from the NP’s 2nd Bn., 4th Bde. The CLSC encompassed teaching NPs self aid and buddy aid, including administering an IV, proper procedures in treating a penetrating... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1982191/posts#comment Fri, 7 Mar 2008 23:25:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976782/posts Zainab Najy holds her daughter, Noor, at the Forward Operating Base Delta medical facility before the infant had a procedure to rectify her prolapsed rectum. The 8-month-old was born with eight inches of her rectum outside of her body and with bladder exstrophy. Noor received the first of three treatments to repair her rectum, Feb. 8. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Stacy Niles, Multi-National Division-Central. FOB DELTA — U.S. military doctors recently began the process of treating a potentially life-threatening condition for Noor, an 8-month-old Iraqi baby girl. Doctors from the 948th Forward Surgical Team (FST), from Shelbyville, Ind., performed... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976782/posts#comment Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:44:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1925844/posts Eating Your Greens Could Prove Life-saving If A Heart Attack Strikes The chemical nitrite, found in many vegetables such as these leafy spring greens, could be the secret ingredient in the heart-healthy Mediterranean diet. (Credit: iStockphoto/Robert Cocquyt) ScienceDaily (Nov. 14, 2007) — A diet rich in leafy vegetables may minimize the tissue damage caused by heart attacks, according to researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. Their findings suggest that the chemical nitrite, found in many vegetables, could be the secret ingredient in the heart-healthy Mediterranean diet. "Recent studies show that administering nitrite to animals, either... Science Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1925844/posts#comment Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:05:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1808132/posts A Calvert woman claims her 2-year-old golden retriever saved her life Friday by giving her the canine version of the Heimlich maneuver. “The doctor said I probably wouldn’t be here without Toby,” said Debbie Parkhurst, 45, a jewelry artist who lives near Rising Sun High School with her husband, Kevin, and their two dogs. “I keep looking at him and saying ‘You’re amazing.’” Parkhurst said she was home alone with the dogs Friday afternoon when she decided to snack on an apple. Suddenly, she said, a chunk of the fruit became wedged in her windpipe. “It was lodged pretty tight... The Cecil Whig http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1808132/posts#comment Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:46:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1707532/posts BLOOMINGTON – The first of several breast milk collection sites has opened as part of a state plan intended in part to benefit ill and premature infants. State health commissioner Judy Monroe attended FridayÂ’s opening of IndianaÂ’s first “breast milk depot” at a Women, Infants and Children office in Bloomington. She said similar depots will open next year at three other WIC offices in Indiana. Women visiting such depots can donate pumped breast milk that will be given to Indiana MothersÂ’ Milk Bank in Indianapolis, one of 10 such banks in the United States. The bank provides screened, pasteurized breast... FortWayne.com (Journal Gazette) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1707532/posts#comment Sun, 24 Sep 2006 22:38:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1656818/posts FORT HUACHUCA — Two medical soldiers from this southern Arizona Army post returned home after performing their life-saving skills in Iraq. Capt. Douglas Simmons used his nursing skills at the 228th Combat Support Hospital in Mosul. Staff Sgt. Robert Hatch was called upon to teach combat first aid to members of the Iraqi police force. Monday, the two Raymond W. Bliss Army Community Health Center soldiers were part of 22 post GIs who were honored with a welcome home ceremony at the gazebo area of Brown Parade Field. Unlike many soldiers who deploy as part of a unit, some of... Sierra Vista Herald, Sierra Vista Arizona http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1656818/posts#comment Wed, 28 Jun 2006 01:16:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1626323/posts JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 3, 2006 – Two Afghan children are receiving lifesaving treatment in the United States, thanks in part to the efforts of members of the Florida Army National Guard serving in Afghanistan. (Left to right) Florida Army National Guard Brig. Gen. John M. Perryman; Ahsan Sarwari and his son, 8-year-old Tamin Sawari; Ainuddin Kofi and his son, 2-year-old Azad Kofi; translator Abdul Matin; and Florida Army National Guard Lt. Col. Tom LaFountain pose for a photo at Camp Phoenix, near Kabul, Afghanistan, before the journey to the states for the children's medical treatment. Photo by Lt. Col.... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1626323/posts#comment Thu, 4 May 2006 00:32:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1612756/posts BAQUBAH, Iraq (Army News Service, April 10, 2006) – Soldiers of the 4th Infantry Division are helping train Iraqi soldiers on how to use the Global Positioning System and how to save the lives of wounded buddies. Global positioning system The 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, is training the 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division, on how to use the GPS. Through GPS technology, Soldiers use satellites to locate and navigate to predetermined positions. Sgt. Justin Buck of the 3rd BCT, 4th ID, is in charge of the GPS training, which he does with the help of... ARNEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1612756/posts#comment Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:46:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1601437/posts CAMP AL ASAD, Iraq (March 21, 2006) -- Tucked neatly inside the Marines’ base here is an Iraqi Army camp, where Iraqi soldiers are training day and night to learn the skills they’ll need to eventually relieve Coalition Forces of security operations in Iraq. The Iraqi soldiers here – part of the 2nd Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division – have spent months learning everything from basic marksmanship to administration and now, medical evacuation and treatment. Most recently, the soldiers here received arguably some of the most crucial training they’ll need to survive in western Al Anbar Province – how to... Marine Corps News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1601437/posts#comment Thu, 23 Mar 2006 06:09:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1598249/posts DETECTIVE Danny Johnson was on patrol outside Tampa, Florida, when a report came through of a possible shooting in a junkyard three blocks away. Arriving on the scene, he found an elderly man sitting on a tractor, with a large hole in his leg that was bleeding profusely. Realising it would be some time before the ambulance arrived, Johnson opened a packet of sand-like material and poured it into the wound. Within seconds the bleeding had practically stopped, and the man survived. "The medic told me that had I not put the substance in there, the guy would probably have... New Scientist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1598249/posts#comment Fri, 17 Mar 2006 18:13:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1596906/posts U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks will soon rule on an injunction against a buffer zone ordinance. Why? "Protesters" want to present their message outside a local abortion center. Awhile ago, I came to Presidential Abortion Center with my boyfriend. We stopped at the driveway when we saw two individuals offering literature. One spoke to my boyfriend regarding our needs and why we came. The other showed me a sonogram of a young baby/fetus from a hand-held DVD player. My tears flowed as I saw and realized what was growing inside me. My boyfriend and I decided against the abortion and... South Florida) Sun-Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1596906/posts#comment Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:43:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1588152/posts 3/1/2006 - BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- The Air Force Theater Hospital here can do amazing things every day and is able to save lives through the hard work and dedication of the entire staff. But many of the life-saving procedures they perform would not be possible without the information and blood products the laboratory provides. “We can usually hear the helicopters coming in with someone injured,” said Capt. Donna Fox, officer in charge of the lab. “As soon as they arrive we take three samples of their blood and perform a different test on each.” The first test... Air Force Links http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1588152/posts#comment Thu, 2 Mar 2006 00:42:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1576694/posts BAGHDAD, Feb. 10, 2006 – NATO soldiers assigned to the Iraqi Military Academy of Rustamiyah here trained with the U.S. 801st Brigade Support Battalion, 506th Regimental Combat Team, this week on Eagle First Responder lifesaving techniques. Soldiers and officers from Great Britain, Romania, Hungary and Poland participated in the life-saving courses during the "train-the-trainer" classes. After completing the course, they will be able to, in turn, train and certify their soldiers in Eagle First Responder skills. During the training, the soldiers learned advanced lifesaving techniques, ranging from applying a tourniquet to providing intravenous therapy and shock treatment, as well as... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1576694/posts#comment Sat, 11 Feb 2006 21:57:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1573933/posts Soldiers training Iraqi medics in Combat Lifesaving By Staff Sgt. Jesse C. Riggin A Soldier from Company D, 1st Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division, practices IV therapy on his comrade as a medic from 2nd Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment guides him through the process. Photo contributed by 2-9 Medical Operations team. Printer-friendly version AD DAWR, Iraq (Army News Service, Feb. 7, 2006) – Eight Iraqi soldiers were recently awarded Combat Life Saver certificates after receiving training in basic medical diagnostic and treatment procedures from 2-9 Cavalry troopers. “Anything that we can do – combined operations, training them, supplying them,... ARNEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1573933/posts#comment Wed, 8 Feb 2006 01:09:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1502756/posts 10/14/2005 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Should deployed troops need on the spot surgery, there is a five-person mobile forward surgical team on standby, ready to deploy at a moment’s notice to help them. The team -- an MFST -- can deploy in 24 to 48 hours. It is the smallest forward-deployable surgical team that can do field surgery. The team, part of the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group, has been deployed here for a month. It has performed 38 operations and seen 107 clinic patients. Once on location, the team can set up to operate within 15 minutes of arrival.... Air Force Links http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1502756/posts#comment Sat, 15 Oct 2005 01:01:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1478540/posts In the past few days, hundreds of thousands have been evacuated from New Orleans. And yet thousands more are believed to still be trapped in the city's neighborhoods and outlying areas. The men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard are uniquely trained to get them out. "The Coast Guard is in the service of saving lives and that's the one thing I've always wanted to do,” says Petty Officer Joel Sayers, “When I saw there was a possibility of being a rescue swimmer, it just gave me a great opportunity to get out there and do that." Joel Sayers,... Vouce of America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1478540/posts#comment Tue, 6 Sep 2005 16:58:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1393993/posts "The Greatest Century That Ever Was: 25 Miraculous Trends of the Past 100 Years" is the appropriate title of a 1999 article authored by Stephen Moore and the late Julian L. Simon and published by the Washington-based Cato Institute. Let's highlight some of the phenomenal progress Americans made during the 20th century. During that century, life expectancy rose from 47 to 77 years of age. Deaths from infectious diseases fell from 700 to 50 per 100,000 of the population. Major killer diseases such as tuberculosis, polio, typhoid fever and whooping cough were virtually eliminated. Infant mortality plummeted. The 20th century... REDSTATE.ORG http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1393993/posts#comment Sat, 30 Apr 2005 01:12:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1308849/posts In the light of events of the past day, and the strike of a 40 year Earthquake in the East, I though it might be important to review standard earthquake safety. I live in an area of California that is seldom hit by earthquakes but I learned that in an earthquake one should stand in a door way. Unfortunately, learned WRONG! UNDER A DOOR FRAME IS ONE OF THE WORST PLACES TO GO IN AN EARTHQUAKE! Many bodies of earthquake victims have been found cut in half by the scissoring effect of the door way collapsing on them as the... American Rescue Team International http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1308849/posts#comment Mon, 27 Dec 2004 05:28:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1302210/posts A PET dog has saved a toddler from drowning in a dam on a property in central Victoria. The 18-month-old girl was pulled from the dam at the farm property at Bowenvale, near the central Victorian town of Maryborough, about midday yesterday after the family's border collie raised the alarm. The dog alerted the toddler's mother to the emergency by barking and running back and forth between the house and the dam, said an ambulance officer who arrived at the scene. "I have been in the job for 20 years and this is one out of the box," said Greg... news.com (Australia) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1302210/posts#comment Wed, 15 Dec 2004 22:19:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1294647/posts Airmen fly Iraqi baby home WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- An Iraqi baby and her mother prepare to board a C-141 Starlifter as they start their journey home from here. The baby received about six months of medical treatment at Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shaun Emery) by Maj. Ted Theopolos 445th Airlift Wing Public Affairs WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- An Iraqi baby and her mother prepare to board a C-141 Starlifter as they start their journey home from here. The baby received about six months of medical treatment at... 445th Airlift Wing Public Affairs, U.S. Air Force http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1294647/posts#comment Sun, 5 Dec 2004 03:35:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/956250/posts SEATTLE – A dramatic rescue saved the life of a pregnant woman and her unborn child. Seconds matter in any serious accident, but when paramedic John Fisk arrived on the scene of a head-on collision Wednesday, he immediately knew this would be tougher than most. Battered and broken inside a mangled minivan was Consonya Taylor – 8 months pregnant. Paramedics bank on having patients at a hospital in 20 minutes, but in this case it took twice as long just to cut through Consonya’s car. All the while she was moaning in pain and begging for help for her baby.... KING 5 News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/956250/posts#comment Fri, 1 Aug 2003 07:32:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/711949/posts "Guns Save Lives" is the fitting title of a book about citizens who successfully defended themselves with guns. This is the second such book by Robert A. Waters, whose first effort, "The Best Defense," was wildly popular with gun owners and political activists. The heart of the book is a collection of stories that Waters developed after studying police reports, reading news stories and interviewing actual participants. In spite of the thorough preparation, this is anything but a reference book. It reads more like an action novel in which each chapter contains a suspenseful climax. Reading all 46 cases in... Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/711949/posts#comment Sun, 7 Jul 2002 05:55:38 GMT