ER Strain test tests care as trauma triage rules rise
In a busy May morning at MCH emergency room, trauma patients fill beds as high occupancy protocols keep ERs full and awaiting hospital beds. Nurses, doctors, and chaplains cope with urgent pediatric injuries, chest pains, and grieving families, prioritizing emergencies despite crowding.
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Esman
Womack
Belinda Brito
Enrique Navarrete
Carl Haller
Son
Robbie Rogers
Rogers
Odessa College
Margaret Ledwith
Lost Boy Scouts Found in Ouachita Forest
A Plano Texas Boy Scout troop of eight boys aged 14 to 15 was reported missing near Scott County Arkansas Sunday night. Police planned a search and rescue helicopter as officials said miscommunication left three adults with the group.
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Ark
Ouachita National Forest
Idhlgheay
Plano
Texas
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Arkansas
Sheriff's Office
Inmates Earn High School Diplomas Through Jail Program
In Harrison County Texas inmates Kyle Seek and Derrick Jenkins are completing high school coursework via home bound schooling, with Seek awaiting final grades in economics and math and Jenkins set to graduate next year. Mary Eva Kirk of Kilgore College teaches five subjects two evenings weekly, with voluntary participation and a push to pursue further study beyond a GED. Sheriff Bob Green notes education's value for parolees and inmates.
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Kyle Seek
Seek
Harrison County Sheriff's Department
Marshall Independent School District
Leek
Derrick Jenkins
Texas Department of Corrections
Bob Green
Jenkins
Sheriff Green
Mary Eva Kirk
Kilgore College
Kirk
Beaumont Boat Crash Killer Gets Five Years In Prison
Gilbert Andy Andrus Jr. 26 was sentenced to five years for intoxication manslaughter in a June 3 1997 Neches River boat crash that killed his wife Patricia Andrus and two others. He also faces $6000 in fines and 10 years probation for separate deaths. Neighbors and family react with shock claiming the sentence is too lenient. Parole eligibility begins after 18 months with one quarter served.
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Beaumont
Gilbert
Andy’’ Andrus Jr
Christy Peden
Buddie Hahn
Andrus
Peden
Patricia Andrus
Brandon Andrus
Andy Andrus
Neches
Charlie Peden
Joseph C. ‘‘Lum
Hawthorn
Hardin County
Officer on leave after Lovington shooting of suspect
A Lovington New Mexico police officer was placed on administrative leave after firing three shots at a man who drew a handgun during a reported burglary call. The suspect was injured and airlifted after being treated at Nor-Lea Hospital.
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Lovington
N.M
Nor-Lea Hospital
Lubbock
One injured in gas explosion at Marfa
A gas explosion destroyed a federal housing unit in Marfa around 12 30 p m on Monday. Roy Dean Crosby 34 of Marfa suffered third degree burns on his face arms and legs and was taken to the burn unit in Lubbock for treatment. No other injuries were reported. The blast likely came from gas buildup inside the unit investigators awaited exact cause while neighbors were evacuated. The Marfa Volunteer Fire Department and Marfa Police Department responded.
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Marfa
Roy Dean Crosby
Lubbock
Oscar Carrillo
Carrillo
Denice
Carillo
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