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The largest hurdle was the control of the building’s three stairwells. At one point, people were going up and down in the same stairwell, requiring personnel and residents to step out of the stairway into the hallway outside the stairwell for others to pass by. This added time and aggravation to the evacuation until it was resolved. This problem was addressed by a neighboring town’s emergency services disaster assistance group stringing lights in the stairwells.

Shafry added that while the prototype was an incredible success, there are still some tweaks to be made before the product is market-ready. “We have a good working prototype. It has succeeded in many ways but there are still improvements to be made. This is the first generation of a new model of the stretcher. For the future models, we will improve the folding capability, cut out more of the weight and continue to improve the strength of the stretcher. For now, it is an excellent beginning and we hope that it will make a huge impact and allow rescue teams to function faster in the field without the need for taking breaks during evacuation scenarios. I believe that it will cut down evacuation time over long distances by half.”

If investments start receding, the CDC will have to wind down its activity in several countries, and its field officers will look for other jobs. Their local knowledge will disappear, and the relationships they have built will crumble. Trust is essential for controlling outbreaks; it is hard won, and not easily replaced. “In an outbreak, there’s so little time to learn things, make connections, learn how to not offend people,” Rimoin tells me. “We’re here in the Congo all the time. People know us.”

The pandemic caused problems for vaccine manufacturers, too. Most flu vaccines are made by growing viruses in chicken eggs—the same archaic method that’s been used for 70 years. Every strain grows differently, so manufacturers must constantly adjust to each new peculiarity. Creating flu vaccines is an artisanal affair, more like cultivating a crop than making a pharmaceutical. The process works reasonably well for seasonal flu, which arrives on a predictable schedule. It fails miserably for pandemic strains, which do not.

“We are actively working to remind people of Injury Units in St John’s, Ennis and Nenagh hospitals which are open for appropriate injuries. Injury Units are open in Ennis and Nenagh Hospitals from 8am to 8pm, Monday to Sunday and 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday at St. John’s Hospital.  Others with a less serious illness can be treated by their GP or out of hours GP service where their GP can refer them to an Assessment Unit the following day if required.

Indoor January Wellness Walk; 1/11; noon- 1 p.m. The holidays are over, and the New Year has begun! For everyone who overindulged this holiday season (and even those that didn’t!), we invite you to get moving and kick off your 2019 with our monthly wellness walk. Each January, only roughly one third of Americans resolve to better themselves in some way and even fewer follow through. This month’s New Year’s Resolution themed walk, held in the Palestra, will occur rain or shine. Whether you wish to lose weight, have more energy or just be healthier, remember to reach your goals one step at a time. Join us for this Human Resources and Center for Public Health Initiatives co-sponsored event. Bring your water bottle and don’t forget your sneakers and a co-worker!

Good Catch, for example, released shelf-stable “tuna” made from lentils, chickpeas, and fava beans. The startup plans to deliver a range of products that reduce the environmental pressure brought about by overfishing. It joins similar companies such as Wild Type, which is attempting lab-grown salmon, and New Wave Foods, a shrimp alternative made from algae.

It is just a snapshot of the horrifying problems facing the whole country – A&Es bulging at the seams, chronic bed and staff shortages, and high numbers of elderly “bed blockers” due to a lack of funding for social care.

Maybe the bruising inflicted by that nurse in the O.R. happened because, in my drug-induced speechlessness, I couldn’t call out to let her know that she was hurting me. Even when we seem insentient, we may be sentient. At the conclusion of that procedure, I heard a voice asking about me, “She’s a doctor?” My surgeon responded: “A professor of English, but she cannot hear us.”

By Monday the number of emergency patients had climbed to two dozen. They included women in labor and others who had been trapped in attics, suffering from exposure. Some had broken bones or were covered with red ant bites after wading through water. A growing problem were the patients in need of dialysis as dialysis centers across the city have been shut down.

To help agencies get the resources they need, companies like First Line Technology have worked to find new ways to support agencies that need all the help they can get. What’s a cost-effective solution to evacuating, transporting and caring for non-ambulatory patients?

Today’s Sunday Independent quotes a Mayo doctor suggesting that possibly the only way to ease the financial pressures of GPs would be to start charging medical card holders for some services.