Woodland Park Zoo’s 14-year-old female gray wolf, Shila, has received a pacemaker in an “innovative and groundbreaking medical procedure” to treat her life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia. The successful procedure took place on June 12, and the Zoo says Shila is recovering well behind the scenes. While pacemakers are common treatments for humans and domestic dogs, Shila […]
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DPS Special Agent receives Lifesaving Award
A special agent with the Texas Department of Public Safety recently won a Lifesaving Award for his actions in finding a missing child from Corpus Christi. Henry J. Schultz, a special agent in the Criminal Investigations Division of DPS, was recognized by the Texas Public Safety Commission and DPS Director Steve McCraw at the PSC […]
Doctors perform lifesaving brain surgery on fetus in the womb
In a first-of-its-kind procedure, physicians performed a successful in utero surgery to repair a rare and potentially deadly prenatal condition in a fetus. In utero surgery has been used for other conditions, but this is the first time it has been attempted to treat “vein of Galen malformation” — a rare blood vessel abnormality inside […]
Kansas City police officers honored for life-saving efforts
Kansas City police officers Richard DuChaine and Charles Owen parked on the street and bolted up the front steps into a home, responding to a call for assistance for a 1-month-old child who wasn’t breathing. “In our heads, we immediately knew what we needed to do,” said DuChaine, recalling the November 2022 incident on Thursday […]
Life-saving AEDs are rarely used in cases of cardiac arrest, a new study finds. Why that’s a problem — and what you can do.
Defibrillators mounted in many public buildings can save the life of someone in cardiac arrest, but they’re almost never used, a new study finds. According to research funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and due to be presented this week at an American College of Cardiology conference, automated external defibrillators, or AEDs […]
Locked out of your luggage? This $6 master key is a life-saving travel must-have
From zipperless luggage to the resurgence of the trunk, our luggage is getting more secure. While we can feel more relaxed that our belongings are safer, if you’re like me, that comes with a whole new set of anxieties. I can’t be the only one who always seems to forget their lock combination … can […]
Albert Lea’s Masonic Lodge donates new life-saving kits
Feb. 6—Deputies can use the kits before firefighters arrive By Ayanna Eckblad Members of the Albert Lea Western Star Masonic Lodge No. 26 and Freeborn County law enforcement on Tuesday afternoon gathered at the Freeborn County Law Enforcement Center for a small ceremony in which the lodge presented the Sheriff’s Office with 10 fire suppression […]
Girl’s seat choice proves life-saving when tire crushes windshield, Florida cops say
A seemingly insignificant decision to sit in the back seat may have saved a girl’s life, after a tire came flying out of the dark and slammed into a car’s windshield, according to Florida investigators. It happened around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, on U.S. 19 in Clearwater, just west of Tampa. “Thankfully, no one […]
Doctors perform lifesaving brain surgery on fetus in the womb
In a first-of-its-kind procedure, physicians performed a successful in utero surgery to repair a rare and potentially deadly prenatal condition in a fetus. In utero surgery has been used for other conditions, but this is the first time it has been attempted to treat “vein of Galen malformation” — a rare blood vessel abnormality inside […]
No more drunk driving? US to force carmakers to adopt life-saving tech by 2024 | US news
US auto-safety regulators said on Tuesday they have begun the process that will eventually force carmakers to adopt new technology to prevent intoxicated drivers from starting vehicles. In 2021, Congress directed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to mandate a passive technology to try to avert more than 10,000 road deaths annually. The law […]