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F/V Vaerdal Crewmember Medevaced after Suffering Chest Pains

Once again, forward deployed assets were able to quickly and efficiently respond to a member of the maritime community in need of medical assistance. Alaska Maritime Physicians relayed the message to watchstanders at Coast Guard 17th District Command Center in … Continue reading

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Chest pains aboard Vaerdal – crewman medevaced

The fishing vessel Vaerdal called for assistance for a crew member reportedly suffering chest pains. Coast Guard launched a helicopter from the Coast Guard Cutter John Midgett, and medevaced the crewman from the fishing vessel Vaerdal approximately 70 miles north … Continue reading

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Chest Bumps and Fitness To Practice

The Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board proposes a year and a day suspension for an in-chambers assault on opposing counsel. The charges On March 19, 2015, respondent, Felix DeJean, IV, appeared in the chambers of Judge Kathy Johnson of the Seventh… … Continue reading

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Chest Compressions Without Mouth-To-Mouth Better For Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

A recent study published in The Lancet, one of the worlds foremost medical journals, reveals that the chances of surviving a cardiac arrest outside a hospital setting are twice as high if bystanders perform chest-compression-only resuscitation (CCR) instead of traditional… … Continue reading

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