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OH BOY-- another Monday over!!
I'm going to get to the new CPR guidelines here in just a second.. but let me start by giving you a nice, long link to the Vytorin story. It offers a ton of useful information and perspective if this is a drug you are taking.
http://www.forbes.com/business/2008/03/30/schering-vytorin-merck-biz-cx_mh_0330vytorinearly.html
Now.. here are the new CPR guidelines. The embargo on this just lifted and I don't see it (as of 1pm) on the AHA website... so I have to copy/paste it instead. My guess is it will go live here shortly, but this will do...
Chest compressions alone, or Hands-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), can save lives and can be used to help an adult who suddenly collapses, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement.
The statement, from the association’s Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) committee, is published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Hands-Only CPR is a potentially lifesaving option to be used by people not trained in conventional CPR or those who are unsure of their ability to give the combination of chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing it requires.
“Bystanders who witness the sudden collapse of an adult should immediately call 9-1-1 and start what we call Hands-Only CPR. This involves providing high-quality chest compressions by pushing hard and fast in the middle of the victim’s chest, without stopping until emergency medical services (EMS) responders arrive,” said Michael Sayre, M.D., chair of the statement writing committee and associate professor in the Ohio State University Department of Emergency Medicine in Columbus.
About 310,000 adults in the United States die each year from sudden cardiac arrest occurring outside the hospital setting or in the emergency department. Without immediate, effective CPR from a bystander, a person’s chance of surviving sudden cardiac arrest decreases 7 percent to 10 percent per minute. Unfortunately, on average, less than one-third of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims receive bystander CPR, which can double or triple a person’s chance of surviving cardiac arrest.
By using Hands-Only CPR, bystanders can still act to improve the odds of survival, whether they are trained in conventional CPR or not, Sayre said.
“Many times people nearby don’t help because they’re afraid that they will hurt the victim and aren’t confident in what they’re doing,” he said. “We want people to know that they can help many victims, just by calling 9-1-1 and doing chest compressions. Don’t be afraid to try it. We are sure many lives will be saved if the public does Hands-Only CPR for adult victims of sudden cardiac arrest.”
The new recommendation for Hands-Only CPR for adults who suddenly collapse is an update to the 2005 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and ECC, which previously recommended that lay rescuers use compression-only CPR only if they were unable or unwilling to provide rescue breaths. The update puts Hands-Only CPR on par with conventional CPR when used for an adult who has suddenly collapsed. This change was supported by evidence published from three separate large studies in 2007, each describing the outcomes of hundreds of instances of bystanders performing CPR on cardiac arrest victims. None of those studies demonstrated a negative impact on survival when ventilations were omitted from the bystanders’ actions. Hands-Only CPR is easier to remember and results in delivery of a greater number of chest compressions, with fewer interruptions, until more advanced care arrives on the scene.
Conventional CPR is still an important skill to learn, and medical personnel should still perform conventional CPR in the course of their professional duties. The new recommendations apply only to bystanders who come to the aid of adult cardiac arrest victims outside the hospital setting.
Hands-Only CPR should not be used for infants or children, for adults whose cardiac arrest is from respiratory causes (like drug overdose or near-drowning), or for an unwitnessed cardiac arrest. In those cases, the victim would benefit most from the combination of chest compressions and rescue breaths in conventional CPR.
The public is still encouraged to obtain conventional CPR training, where they will learn the skills needed to perform Hands-Only CPR, as well as the additional skills needed to care for a wide range of cardiovascular- and respiratory-related medical emergencies, especially for infants and children.
The new statement is intended to increase how often bystander CPR is performed. It emphasizes the importance of “high-quality” chest compressions — deep compressions that allow for full chest recoil, at a rate of about 100 per minute — with minimal interruptions.
I have some fun pictures from McGorge Scott, but let me post this one first.
That's Fancypants. I was wandering around on NW 23rd in Portland the other day and walked into this new dog boutique-- and lo and behold.... Fancypants! Kelli, the gal who adopted him, used to work in Vancouver at the dog boutique by my house. Well, turns out she's gone into business for herself. What a random coincidence!! He's the coolest dog. But normally he has this intense stare he gives you-- with these beautiful yellow eyes. So, to see him looking, well, a little smiley and silly (considering she snapped him mid-blink) makes me laugh.
McGorge pics to come... he's got new spider photos!!! See you soon!! sstricklen@kgw.com
Yesterday Reed over at DoveLewis sent me these photos from the DoveLewis Boutiques Unleashed fashion show fundraiser I did two weeks ago. That's me and my friend Siobhan's dog Tater who was a perfect little model. The first photo is courtesy of Erik Schultz and the next three are from Beth Caldwell.
Have a WONDERFUL weekend!!!!! sstricklen@kgw.com
Guess what?! Okay, you'll never guess. But, I'm thrilled to tell you that I got an email today from a gal who is part of a very special program we've featured a few times on KGW. It teaches children with disabilities how to ride a bike, and I promise.. if you spend a day with these kids you will have a refreshed perspective on life! Here is the last story I did:
http://www.kgw.com/lifestyle/stories/kgw_062607_health_bicycle_camp.1877d2a2.html
Well, the program won an award from the Bicycle Transportation Alliance http://www.bta4bikes.org/ and Ann (the co-organizer of Bike First) said she was so happy she's still teary over it:
http://www.bta4bikes.org/btablog/2008/03/24/2008-Alice-B-toeclips-award-winners/
Congratulations, Ann!!!
McGorge Scott has a new super duper close up lens.. so expect some cool wildlife photos from him here in a bit.
And finally, a heartfelt thank you. 60 emails later about last Friday's breakdown and not a rude one in the bunch... I just want to run around hugging everyone, which I know sounds ridiculous. Forgive me. I'm humbled and have some amazing insight into how you watch the news. Many of you are deeply bothered by stories that involve crimes against children.. and not just a normal bothered.. but either outraged or upset to the point of tears. Almost universally, you see your own children in those stories. And while I don't have children myself, I found myself paying close attention to some sad stories we had in our newscast this morning. I was wondering if any of you were watching.
9/11 came up a lot, too. It is an event that has so plainly scarred America. But in each of those emails was a story about exactly where you were when you heard the news.
Anyway, thanks for being so kind.
sstricklen@kgw.com
I wish I could tell you that headline was some sort of joke, but if you were up at 4:30 am watching our newscast then you know it isn't. I had a complete and total 100% meltdown on the air.
Before I link you to the clip.. let me set it up.
When I come in to read scripts before the show, I read my part.. not the verbatim transcript of the interviews. And usually if we have very compelling interviews in our newscast, a producer will mention it before you go out on the set. But it was a very busy morning with the Barack Obama stuff and it just didn't happen.
So, I hit the story... which (imagine this) is about a firefighter who gets a call about a woman stranded on a bridge. He responds. I'll leave it at that-- you can watch what unfolds.
http://www.kgw.com/video/index.html?nvid=229007&shu=1
And that awful 20 seconds of silence that follows is me in a sheer panic because I am now bawling and have to continue on with the newscast. There is no other anchor because Russ is off. So, I sat there and did my best to get it together and, well, you can see that, too.
I plowed through the rest of the next story thinking, "Just get to weather... get to weather." And god bless Nick who took over and gave me the minute or two I needed to compose myself.
You know, I'm going to admit this here and now: during stories about funerals, soldier deaths, 9/11, Katrina, crimes against children when an emotional parent is giving the interview-- basically anytime someone is sharing their excrutiating pain on the news... I try to distance myself from it. I do. So this exact thing doesn't happen. And many, many, many times I have failed and ended up misty-eyed.
But I have never, ever totally lost it like this. I was just watching the story so intently.. not expecting him to say those things.. that I had zero distance on it. I didn't know it was coming. And the thing about the news: it isn't Hollywood, people. This is a real human being.. a man in terrible agony.. who will never ever be able to shake the image or her words from his head. It will haunt him forever.
As soon as I got off the set I was dreading the emails, but, I read some very thoughtful, very kind ones from Joshua, Bob, and Liz. So a heartfelt thank you for making me feel better about what happened this morning. My little emotional ourburst is nothing compared to what many people who find themselves interviewed for our newscast are going through. I wish that firefighter, Joe Coelho, all my best from the very bottom of my heart.
sstricklen@kgw.com
Wow.. what a great day I had. Check out tonite's 6pm story on soccer rockstar and Olympic hopeful Tina Ellertson. I'm a bit bummed because it's 2:20pm and I'm still here (I start work at 4:00am) so I don't really feel like telling you all about how great my day was. I'm too pooped right now, but let me just say that the Ellertson's are very cool people and I am SO excited for Tina. I'm rooting for her bigtime. I have no doubt the US will qualify to compete in April and then after that... and after Tina has her baby girl in May... she will hit it so hard I think her coaches will play her on sheer drive alone. GO TINA!!!
Here is the Johnson & Johnson webisode I mentioned. Click on Tina's link (and yes, yes... I know it's all Johnson & Johnson advertising on the website, but this is their deal and the webisode is quite good.)
http://www.iVillage.com/familyroom
Bye bye!!! sstricklen@kgw.com
Update: the corrected story runs today, Wednesday, at noon. Here are the links: First, a direct link to Greg's AHA fund raising page:
http://heartwalk.kintera.org/faf/donorreg/donorpledge.asp?ievent=239053&supId=197632930
Second: a link to his website which has his church info, more on the running and a very, very nice entry about me (Thanks!!!!): http://www.gajohnson.org/
***Now this stuff below is me complaining from this morning-- before I knew the proper version would get a chance to air***
I can't even tell you how mad I am at myself right now. I made one of the sloppiest mistakes a reporter can make... the kind of mistake that I feel calls into question one's ability for basic reporting.
I got Pastor Greg Johnson's last name WRONG. I mean, if you can't get someone's last name right.. how are you supposed to manage any of the other details of a story, eh?
UGH.
I was just flying through the script yesterday.. and without even realizing it.. I dropped in the name of another Greg I know. But the best/worst part is, I got the "super" right. The super is the name that appears on the screen when you interview someone. Only the sharp eyes in the booth during the newscast realized the super and what I said didn't match up. That's how I found out. The 5pm producer Gina messaged me to flag the inconsistency.
Pastor Greg was so kind he actually sent me an email thanking me for the story-- and not mentioning the mistake. So, I got into work this morning and winced as I watched the story HOPING I had somehow gotten it right in the audio booth even though it was so clearly wrong in the script.
Nope. No dice. I blew it.
So, this morning, I am going to try and bribe the photographer with offers of free coffee to correct the error and then I will beg the dot.com team to repost the story. Yeah, that's extra work for them because of MY mistake. I'm trying not to let this ruin my morning, but I'm really pretty mad at myself for such a sloppy, sloppy mistake.
((UPDATE: Our noon producer Karen gets the gold star for helping me reframe this. I was telling her how lousy my morning is and she actually did make me feel better by telling me that the good news is when your morning starts out lousy.. all that means is you have all day to turn it around. She's totally right. Thanks Karen! :-) ))
sstricklen@kgw.com
You've got to check out my 5pm story tonite... or at least promise me you will watch it online tomorrow if you can't see it. Pastor Greg Johnson in Keizer has been reading my health blog for a while and every so often we exchange emails (yes, I really DO answer your emails). Well, I came to find out he was doing something pretty special.. and while it took me a few months to make this happen, I finally got to do a story on his efforts!!
In the meantime, for those of you who will head here after seeing the story.. here are two links.
First, a direct link to Greg's AHA fund raising page:
http://heartwalk.kintera.org/faf/donorreg/donorpledge.asp?ievent=239053&supId=197632930
Second: a link to his website which has his church info, more on the running and a very, very nice entry about me (Thanks!!!!): http://www.gajohnson.org/
And a picture of the three of us (Becky, who is Greg's wife.. me.. and Pastor Greg).. thanks to phojo Brian for snapping it!
Email me!! sstricklen@kgw.com
Here's the math:
1 cold + 6 days in duration + 20 hour day yesterday = TGI(payday)F
Hey-- what a nice surprise when I got into work today: THANKS to you who emailed me about my dermatology appointment (Blog Buddy Joe whose son Zac is really into peas right now, Mary, Julie..). Yeah, I do have two more suspicious moles which we'll slice off here April 1st. Maybe I'll try some Botox while I'm there. Or lip filler. Because lips that look that you're having an allergic reaction to shellfish are dead sexy!
Here's me. With my rear parked on that awful paper they use on the exam beds. Feeling cold.
Why are the rooms, like, 55 degrees at all times? I almost (and I'm not kidding here) stuck my feet in the sink and ran hot water over them but I had this vision of me.. open robed.. leg clumsily flung into the sink looking over my shoulder as the doctor came into the room.
After that I beat feet to the DoveLewis Animal Hospital fundraiser... that fashion show I was telling you about. I did end up buying the dress I modeled. I now officially own TWO dresses (besides the formals for work events I emcee)!!! This is huge as I have spent the better part of my life hating A) dresses and B) bikinis.
My friend Siobhan let me walk her Jack Russell named Tater.. and we were both all over the news which was cool!! I owe her so bigtime.....
DoveLewis had Candice at Belle Epoque do my hair and she did this really sweet Asian inspired updo to match my dress..
And I wish I could remember this gal's name... I think she's with Blush Beauty Bar. She did rock star makeup with this sweeping green shadow, mineral makeup, and gold lipstick.
I felt like a supermodel, only without the coffee and cigarettes for breakfast.
But one of the big highlights for me was this:
You can't really tell but Rojo has his furry nose pressed firmly into my cheek where we he patiently sat until we got a photo. His breath smells like alfalfa.
I'm taking it waaay easy this weekend. I gotta shake this cold. :-)
See you Monday! sstricklen@kgw.com
ZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzz.
((snort)) "I'm up, I'm up!"
That will be me tomorrow. I'm doing the very fun Dove Lewis Boutiques Unleashed fundraiser tonite. Here: http://boutiquesunleashed.com/index.html
Good thing it's payday tomorrow because I think I am going to buy the dress I'm modelling.
http://www.ellasboutique.net/shopping_i7307621.html?catId=288542
Cute, eh?!
But, it makes for a long day.. about 18 or so hours since I have a dermatology appointment to get my moles checked in between now and tonite. That's fine. It's Friday tomorrow!!
But, since I will be pooped tomorrow.. this sleep study is interesting to me. This is a great link to a Washington Post story that has additional info:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/11/AR2008031102537.html?hpid=topnews
Ohhhh... I have to go. My noon show hit is almost upon us!!
Quick.. McGorge Scott and his merry menagerie of animals say HI. I love racoons!!!!!!!!
Bye bye!! sstricklen@kgw.com
Allright.. I'm scooting out to head home early today. That head cold I'm nursing was getting better (with Saturday being the worst of the days) but now it's just sort of in a holding pattern. I need some good sleep or something to try and break through it.
I am going to give you a wealth of information on the water story.. as much as I have anyway.
First, what to do with old medicines!!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3077015/
Second.. the, "But, wait.. Bull Run water is so clean, how can it have medicines in it?"
Well, I don't know that Bull Run does. That's why I didn't say it. All I do know is that AP says it tested drinking water for major municipalities including Portland.. and found those drugs. And the Portland Water Bureau does pull off a well to supplement Bull Run, so for all I know maybe that's when the AP tested, but that's wild speculation on my part so it's dangerous to make that connection.
I will leave you with the full writethru that lists every city and how the AP worded its results.
BC-PharmaWater-Metros-A to Z,0713
Pharmaceuticals found in drinking water of 24 major metro areas, 34
say no testing
Eds: A list of major metropolitan areas and test results, in
alphabetical order. This item moved previously as an advance and is
now available for use.
With BC-PharmaWater I
By The Associated Press
At least one pharmaceutical was detected in tests of treated
drinking water supplies for 24 major metropolitan areas, according
to an Associated Press survey of 62 major water providers and data
obtained from independent researchers.
Only 28 tested drinking water. Three of those said results were
negative; Dallas says tests were conducted but results are not yet
available. Thirty-four locations said no testing was conducted.
Test protocols varied widely. Some researchers looked only for
one pharmaceutical or two; others looked for many.
Some water systems said tests had been negative, but the AP
found independent research showing otherwise. Both prescription and
non-prescription drugs were detected.
Because coffee and tobacco are so widely used, researchers say
their byproducts are good indicators of the presence of
pharmaceuticals. Thus, they routinely test for, and often find,
both caffeine and nicotine's metabolite cotinine more frequently
than other drugs.
Here's the list of metropolitan areas, with the number of
pharmaceuticals detected and some examples of specific drugs that
were found, or where tests were negative, not conducted or awaiting
results:
Albuquerque, N.M.: tests negative
Arlington, Texas: 1 (unspecified pharmaceutical)
Atlanta: 3 (acetaminophen, caffeine and cotinine)
Austin, Texas: tests negative
Baltimore: no testing
Birmingham, Ala.: no testing
Boston: no testing
Charlotte, N.C.: no testing
Chicago: no testing
Cincinnati: 1 (caffeine)
Cleveland: no testing
Colorado Springs, Colo.: no testing
Columbus, Ohio: 5 (azithromycin, roxithromycin, tylosin,
virginiamycin and caffeine)
Concord, Calif.: 2 (meprobamate and sulfamethoxazole)
Dallas: results pending
Denver: (unspecified antibiotics)
Detroit: (unspecified drugs)
El Paso, Texas: no testing
Fairfax, Va.: no testing
Fort Worth, Texas: no testing
Fresno, Calif.: no testing
Honolulu: no testing
Houston: no testing
Indianapolis: 1 (caffeine)
Jacksonville, Fla.: no testing
Kansas City, Mo.: no testing
Las Vegas: 3 (carbamazepine, meprobamate and phenytoin)
Long Beach, Calif.: 2 (meprobamate and phenytoin)
Los Angeles: 2 (meprobamate and phenytoin)
Louisville, Ky.: 3 (caffeine, carbamazepine and phenytoin)
Memphis, Tenn.: no testing
Mesa, Ariz.: no testing
Miami: no testing
Milwaukee: 1 (cotinine)
Minneapolis: 1 (caffeine)
Nashville, Tenn.: no testing
New Orleans: 3 (clofibric acid, estrone and naproxen)
New York City: no testing
Northern New Jersey: 7 (caffeine, carbamazepine, codeine,
cotinine, dehydronifedipine, diphenhydramine and sulfathiazole)
Oakland, Calif.: no testing
Oklahoma City: no testing
Omaha, Neb.: no testing
Orlando, Fla.: no testing
Philadelphia: 56 (including amoxicillin, azithromycin,
carbamazepine, diclofenac, prednisone and tetracycline)
Phoenix: no testing
Portland, Ore.: 4 (acetaminophen, caffeine, ibuprofen and
sulfamethoxazole)
Prince George's and Montgomery counties, Md.: no testing
Riverside County, Calif.: 2 (meprobamate and phenytoin)
Sacramento, Calif.: no testing
San Antonio: no testing
San Diego: 3 (ibuprofen, meprobamate and phenytoin)
San Francisco: 1 (estradiol)
San Jose, Calif.: no testing
Santa Clara, Calif.: no testing
Seattle: no testing
Southern California: 2 (meprobamate and phenytoin)
Suffolk County, N.Y.: no testing
Tucson, Ariz.: 3 (carbamazepine, dehydronifedipine and
sulfamethoxazole)
Tulsa, Okla.: no testing
Virginia Beach, Va.: tests negative
Washington, D.C.: 6 (carbamazepine, caffeine, ibuprofen,
monensin, naproxen and sulfamethoxazole)
Wichita, Kan.: no testing.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
I did email the AP to see about getting full testing data, out of curiosity. I'll keep you posted if something comes of it. And, I will say this. Bull Run water is clean. No doubt about it. I was bummed when we didn't win that Today show "Who has the best tasting water" story they did.
It's also true that very few places have ever even thought to test for medicines in water. The bottom line is.. for a lot of places in America.. drugs ARE in our water.... in tiny, tiny amounts. The question is: does it impact our health??
PS. I got like 3 emails on this within, like, 5 minutes of each other... and no where near when the story aired. Made me smile.
sstricklen@kgw.com
Hola, amigos!!
I'm back from a week in Mexico! If you heard me this morning ((and at 5pm)) you know I sounded a little.. well.. a LOT stuffed up. I picked up a cold (probably the day we left) that developed handily on the plane ride home. I spent this past weekend sitting on the couch, which, frankly wasn't a bad way to end a vacation. It was very relaxing, although I'm getting frustrated sleeping sitting up (helps reduce my congestion).
OKAY: DRUGS IN OUR WATER.... that's what we all really want to hear about.
Here's the link. This one is long but is THE exhaustive source on this:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hGsoyElv4ZL879LW6z2aZS0Pix7AD8VA14500
And another interesting take: http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/10/there-are-drugs-in-drinking-water-now-what/?hp
And here's the blood pressure vaccine info: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/99917.php
And a picture for you.
Our Ops manager Randy and Cheryl on the assignment desk snapped this shot of Nick ((also on our assignment desk)). OH IF ONLY WE COULD CLONE YOU, NICK!!! We'd get so much more done! :-)
Have a great Monday everyone!!
sstricklen@kgw.com
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