Tag: trauma care
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Grizzly Bear Attack on School Group in Canada Leaves Four Injured
Overview of the incident A grizzly bear attacked a school group in a remote region of Canada, leaving four people injured. Officials with the Health Services Authority reported that two of the injured were in critical condition and two in serious condition on Friday. The incident prompted an immediate emergency response and a careful medical…
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Teenager in Critical Condition After Shark Bite on Thursday Island, Far North Queensland
Summary of the incident A teenage boy is in a critical condition in hospital following a shark bite on Thursday Island, part of Far North Queensland’s coast. Emergency crews were called just before 6:30pm on Thursday after reports he was attacked while swimming off Cook Esplanade. What happened and immediate response First responders found the…
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Cops on ketamine? Largely unregulated mental health treatment faces hurdles
Introduction: a new doorway for first responders’ mental health When a veteran cop in a rural Western North Carolina town sought help for decades of trauma, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy appeared as a potential turning point. The approach blends psychotherapy with low-dose ketamine, a drug historically tied to anesthesia and, in the public eye, to controversial vivid…