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Team effort saves Baltimore half-marathon runner in cardiac arrest
Like many veteran marathoners, Bob Pohl always had an eye on the clock.
"I used to tell my wife that if I drop in a race to stop my watch because I don't want to go to the hereafter with a bad time," he said. "The joke was funnier before."
The 55-...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Heart and Circulatory System, Track and Field, Genetics, Emergency Health Procedures
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Baltimore releases Code Red Heat Alert Plan
Maryland WeatherAs we enter summer-like conditions this weekend, the city has released its Code Red Heat Alert Plan. When health commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot declares a Code Red Heat Alert, the city will open emergency cooling centers, which will provide cool......Tags: Cherry Hill, Aging, Physical Conditions
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Heat death toll rises to 8
Maryland WeatherThe Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced two more heat-related deaths on Wednesday, as the total number of fatalities for the summer rises to 8. From the health department: "The latest reported hyperthermia-related fatalities are...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Baltimore Weather, Adults, Anne Arundel County, Weather Reports
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An Uncommon Bond
Sun StaffRare is the person who would wish to leave this life without a trace. Most of us will not merit the attention of future biographers or have our names engraved on something other than a tombstone. Still, we at least expect a fond place in the...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Society, Extradition, Suicide, The Happiest News!
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Other incidents of Taser deaths in Central Florida
Since Taser use became popular among Central Florida law enforcement, about 12 men have died after being shocked by law enforcement.
2002: Gordon Randall, 37, died July 19. Randall was acting strangely at a hotel after having ingested cocaine, and...Tags: Alprazolam (drug), Amnesty International, Universal CityWalk, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Melbourne
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NHTSA Wants Parents to 'Look Before You Lock' This Summer
KickingTiresAs the mercury rises this May, so does the risk of children dying of heatstroke in vehicles. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, heatstroke is the leading cause of non-crash-related vehicle fatalities of children younger...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Hot weather safety
Heat is the number one weather-related killer in the United States, resulting in hundreds of fatalities each year. On average, excessive heat claims more lives each year than floods, lightning, tornadoes and hurricanes combined. Heat disorders...
Tags: Salt, Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure, Heat Stroke, Natural Disasters
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The Harbor Report: Tax waves rolling in
This week I am going to use a surfing analogy to explain my harbor observations. I hung my surfboard up years ago because I never was very good at surfing. For those of you who do not surf, a set is a group of three waves. Sometimes sets hit the beach...Tags: Surfing, Rentals
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Wireless car seat alarm saves parents from leaving child in car unattended
One of the first lesson for most parents is how easily it can be to accidentally leave a child behind in a car – in danger.
A new electronic gadget – called the ChildMinder Smart Clip System – helps parents avoid the risk of...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Smart Car
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Autopsy: Homeless man died in part from cold exposure
The death of a 58-year-old homeless man is being attributed to hyperthermia and cold exposure, an autopsy found today.
Francisco Rojas was found early Monday on the 1900 block of South Ashland Avenue and was pronounced dead at 8:25 a.m. at John H....Tags: Cirrhosis, Hospitals and Clinics, Hypothermia, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
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Kan. woman pleads in baby's hair dryer death
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas woman who left a hair dryer running to warm her infant daughter on a freezing night has pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter in the baby's death. Brigit Hippen, of Hutchinson, had been scheduled to go on...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Punishment, Punishment, Electrical Appliance, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Dec 15, 2011
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