A hypodermic needle was found on a school bus by two Lincoln Elementary School students on Wednesday, just one week after a second-grader picked one up off the ground in Lynn.
In a letter sent out to parents, Principal Sandra Dunning explained that the students found the needle on the bus and gave it to her when they got off at school.
Lowell Police were notified and an investigation is underway.
Lowell Superintendent Chris Scott said the needle was clean.
Last week, a second-grader in Lynn picked up a hypodermic needle off the sidewalk and pricked himself and a friend with it, pretending to give a flu shot.
2011年3月31日星期四
2011年3月30日星期三
Elementary school students pricked with hypodermic needle
Two Lynn elementary school students have been asked to seek medical attention after they were both pricked with a hypodermic needle in class.
Lynn Superintendent of Schools Dr. Catherine Latham said that one of the students found the discarded needle while walking to school.
According to Latham the 2nd-grader at the Tracy School in Lynn pricked his friend while "pretending to give him a flu shot," and then pricked himself when he put the needle away.
School Administrators didn't find out about it until the next day when a concerned parent notified the teacher.
The needle has been recovered.
The students are not expected to face any legal or disciplinary action.
Lynn Superintendent of Schools Dr. Catherine Latham said that one of the students found the discarded needle while walking to school.
According to Latham the 2nd-grader at the Tracy School in Lynn pricked his friend while "pretending to give him a flu shot," and then pricked himself when he put the needle away.
School Administrators didn't find out about it until the next day when a concerned parent notified the teacher.
The needle has been recovered.
The students are not expected to face any legal or disciplinary action.
Access Scientific POWERWAND Gets FDA Clearance
Access Scientific, from San Diego, has received FDA clearance for its POWERWAND power-injectable vascular access cannula. As we reported before, the WAND cannulas can be used for central venous access, integrating everything necessary for a modified Seldinger technique into one device. The POWERWAND is purposed for extended-dwell and allows for power-injection of fluids or medication, but also for blood withdrawal.
CE mark has also recently been obtained and initial distribution will start in Britain, Australia and South Africa. Preliminary results of the first clinical trial with the device will be presented at the Infusion Nurses Society annual meeting in May 2011.
Mrs Anderson said that she heard an unusual "clunk" sound when the trocar was inserted and that as soon as a camera was inserted a large amount of blood could be seen.
Dr Richard Harrison also gave evidence telling the court that when he arrived he saw that Mrs Clarke-Lewis was undergoing a massive blood transfusion.
"We removed the packing (gauze) but the source was hard to discover because of the massive amount of blood and within moments Heidi had a second cardiac arrest," Dr Harrison said.
"We repacked (the pelvic cavity) but she didn't respond to resuscitation attempts."
The solicitor for the Clarke and Lewis families suggested that careless insertion of the trocar could lead to "catastrophic damage" and surgeon's should have recognised the issue earlier.
CE mark has also recently been obtained and initial distribution will start in Britain, Australia and South Africa. Preliminary results of the first clinical trial with the device will be presented at the Infusion Nurses Society annual meeting in May 2011.
Mrs Anderson said that she heard an unusual "clunk" sound when the trocar was inserted and that as soon as a camera was inserted a large amount of blood could be seen.
Dr Richard Harrison also gave evidence telling the court that when he arrived he saw that Mrs Clarke-Lewis was undergoing a massive blood transfusion.
"We removed the packing (gauze) but the source was hard to discover because of the massive amount of blood and within moments Heidi had a second cardiac arrest," Dr Harrison said.
"We repacked (the pelvic cavity) but she didn't respond to resuscitation attempts."
The solicitor for the Clarke and Lewis families suggested that careless insertion of the trocar could lead to "catastrophic damage" and surgeon's should have recognised the issue earlier.
2011年3月29日星期二
Pair face drug charges after stop on Thruway
Two people were arrested early Sunday morning on drug-related charges after a traffic stop on the Thruway.
State police stopped a car for traffic violations just before 2 a.m. The driver, 47-year-old Michael J. Rumrill of St. Andrews Drive in Clifton Park, allegedly had hypodermic needles. He was charged with a misdemeanor of criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument and released after being issued an appearance ticket.
The female passenger, 23-year-old Erica C. Melendez of Chrisler Avenue in Schenectady, allegedly had numerous small glassine envelopes containing heroin, according to police.
She was charged with the felonies of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Melendez was arraigned in Coeymans Town Court and remanded to the Albany County Jail on $25,000 bail. She is scheduled to appear again in court on Thursday.
State police stopped a car for traffic violations just before 2 a.m. The driver, 47-year-old Michael J. Rumrill of St. Andrews Drive in Clifton Park, allegedly had hypodermic needles. He was charged with a misdemeanor of criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument and released after being issued an appearance ticket.
The female passenger, 23-year-old Erica C. Melendez of Chrisler Avenue in Schenectady, allegedly had numerous small glassine envelopes containing heroin, according to police.
She was charged with the felonies of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Melendez was arraigned in Coeymans Town Court and remanded to the Albany County Jail on $25,000 bail. She is scheduled to appear again in court on Thursday.
2011年3月27日星期日
Jackson police: Woman tossed hypodermic needles out truck window
A township woman was placed under arrest and charged with possession of hypodermic syringes and possession of drug paraphernalia on Friday night, according to a press release from the township police department.
At approximately 11:30 p.m. Friday, township police officer Jeremy Felder conducted a motor vehicle stop on a Dodge pick-up as it was pulling into the Hess station on Bennetts Mills Road.
During the motor vehicle stop, Felder observed the driver of the vehicle toss a small bag from the truck to the ground outside the truck. According to the police, the bag was recovered and was discovered to contain several hypodermic syringes, empty baggies and other paraphernalia commonly associated with heroin use.
Leigh Santillo, 18, was placed under arrest, transported to police headquarters and released on a summons/complaint with a pending court date.
At approximately 11:30 p.m. Friday, township police officer Jeremy Felder conducted a motor vehicle stop on a Dodge pick-up as it was pulling into the Hess station on Bennetts Mills Road.
During the motor vehicle stop, Felder observed the driver of the vehicle toss a small bag from the truck to the ground outside the truck. According to the police, the bag was recovered and was discovered to contain several hypodermic syringes, empty baggies and other paraphernalia commonly associated with heroin use.
Leigh Santillo, 18, was placed under arrest, transported to police headquarters and released on a summons/complaint with a pending court date.
2011年3月22日星期二
Three police assaulted and sprayed with blood while trying to interview man, 25, in PA Hospital
THREE police were tackled, assaulted and sprayed with blood when a police interview went wrong at the Princess Alexandra Hospital yesterday.
A 25-year-old man is due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court today after he tackled one of three police officers who came to speak with him while he was bed-bound at the hospital yesterday.
Two other officers tried to restrain the man, at which time the cannula needle in his arm detached and sprayed them with blood.
The man allegedly then kicked an officer in the chest and punched her in the face.
The man then took off and ran through several wards before officers were able to recapture him and take him into custody.
All three officers required medical treatment following the ordeal.
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The man was charged with three counts of serious assault and obstructing police.
A 25-year-old man is due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court today after he tackled one of three police officers who came to speak with him while he was bed-bound at the hospital yesterday.
Two other officers tried to restrain the man, at which time the cannula needle in his arm detached and sprayed them with blood.
The man allegedly then kicked an officer in the chest and punched her in the face.
The man then took off and ran through several wards before officers were able to recapture him and take him into custody.
All three officers required medical treatment following the ordeal.
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The man was charged with three counts of serious assault and obstructing police.
2011年3月20日星期日
Brisbane cops attacked, sprayed with blood
Police have been kicked, punched and sprayed with blood during an alleged attack by a hospital patient in Brisbane.
A female officer was kicked in the chest and punched in the face. Two other officers who tried to restrain him were sprayed with blood when the patient's cannula detached.
The man, 25, then ran through several wards of the Princess Alexandra Hospital before police arrested him about 5.30pm (AEST) on Tuesday.
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The three officers have been treated for their injuries, and the two exposed to blood are likely to undergo tests.
The patient has been charged with three counts of serious assault on police, and three counts of obstructing police, police said in a statement.
He's due to face the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
The most fat that can be removed during one procedure is 10 pounds. Doctors can manipulate your skin once the fat has been removed which can greatly improve the appearance of fatty areas on your body. You may look like you have lost more weight than you have after the surgery has been completed and you have recovered.
Most customers of liposculpture are women looking to slim down their thighs, legs, and their stomach. The few men who use liposculpture do so to trim their abdominal muscles. The procedure on the stomach is one of the safest and is very popular because fat in that area can be difficult to shift just through a balanced diet and exercise. By using this approach you can ensure that fat is removed successfully
There are a few known side effects such as wrinkled skin and bumped skin and minor deformities caused by surgery. Recovery times can range from a few days to a few weeks. Most people who undergo the surgery are happy with the results though and many people repeat the procedure in order to target other parts of their body. It can be used in any area of your body where there is excess fat.
Consult a doctor if you're even considering having it done. They know about the attendant risks and know about the many aspects of the treatment itself. Ask a variety of things and don't be afraid to express anything that comes to mind. You have the right to know everything about what you're getting into and your doctor will appreciate this.
If you take the plunge and book the surgery you'll be told not to drink water or eat any food for at least twelve hours before it actually happens. You will also be told to stop smoking for around 2-3 months before you're going to be operated on. Smoking leads to shrinkage of certain veins in your body and if you keep smoking then have the surgery you may be the victim of tissue damage.
A female officer was kicked in the chest and punched in the face. Two other officers who tried to restrain him were sprayed with blood when the patient's cannula detached.
The man, 25, then ran through several wards of the Princess Alexandra Hospital before police arrested him about 5.30pm (AEST) on Tuesday.
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The three officers have been treated for their injuries, and the two exposed to blood are likely to undergo tests.
The patient has been charged with three counts of serious assault on police, and three counts of obstructing police, police said in a statement.
He's due to face the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
The most fat that can be removed during one procedure is 10 pounds. Doctors can manipulate your skin once the fat has been removed which can greatly improve the appearance of fatty areas on your body. You may look like you have lost more weight than you have after the surgery has been completed and you have recovered.
Most customers of liposculpture are women looking to slim down their thighs, legs, and their stomach. The few men who use liposculpture do so to trim their abdominal muscles. The procedure on the stomach is one of the safest and is very popular because fat in that area can be difficult to shift just through a balanced diet and exercise. By using this approach you can ensure that fat is removed successfully
There are a few known side effects such as wrinkled skin and bumped skin and minor deformities caused by surgery. Recovery times can range from a few days to a few weeks. Most people who undergo the surgery are happy with the results though and many people repeat the procedure in order to target other parts of their body. It can be used in any area of your body where there is excess fat.
Consult a doctor if you're even considering having it done. They know about the attendant risks and know about the many aspects of the treatment itself. Ask a variety of things and don't be afraid to express anything that comes to mind. You have the right to know everything about what you're getting into and your doctor will appreciate this.
If you take the plunge and book the surgery you'll be told not to drink water or eat any food for at least twelve hours before it actually happens. You will also be told to stop smoking for around 2-3 months before you're going to be operated on. Smoking leads to shrinkage of certain veins in your body and if you keep smoking then have the surgery you may be the victim of tissue damage.
2011年3月15日星期二
Cannulas Less Traumatic Than Needles for Administering Fillers
It's time to consider being blunt with your aesthetic patients, at least in terms of how you
administer filler products for facial and hand rejuvenation.
"The blunt cannula is really an exciting tool for us," Dr. Susan H. Weinkle said at the South
Beach Symposium.
Instead of multiple puncture wounds with needles, Dr. Weinkle creates one entry point with a
percutaneous stick of a 26-gauge needle. Then she inserts a cannula. "You can treat the
midface [and then] you can turn the cannula and treat all along the cheekbone and the
zygomatic arch. Then, through the same injection point, you can turn the cannula south and
treat the nasolabial fold."
Less trauma, lower risk for bruising, and quicker downtime are among the advantages, compared
with multiple needle injections, Dr. Weinkle said.
Less precise delivery of the filler – because the cannula holes are not at the tip like a
needle – is a drawback, but not a significant one, she added.
Cannulas already have gained popularity in Europe and South America. "We are not learning
this as quickly as our colleagues," she said.
"A year ago, I went to an exciting meeting in Paris where I heard a little about cannulas."
Dr. Weinkle brought some back to her private practice in Bradenton, Fla., with the best
intentions, but did not use them. "This year I went back to the same meeting in January, and
I decided I did not want to be left behind."
Filler augmentation of the dorsal side of the hands is another procedure that is well suited
to the use of these blunt cannulas, Dr. Weinkle said.
Patience is advised when the technique is tried for the first time. "It's not always easy.
You're not going to love it right away. You have to finesse the cannula through the skin."
However, she added, "Don't get discouraged."
These are not cannulas that are used for liposuction, but newer products that are
specifically designed for use in soft tissue. Only one such cannula – CosmoFrance Inc.'s
DermaSculpt microcannula, a 1.5 inch, 27 gauge cannula with a nonbruising blunt tip – is
currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States.
"More are coming. We will have shorter, fatter, thicker, thinner, and different gauge
cannulas," Dr. Weinkle said. "We're going to see some of the companies that provide fillers
for us adopting this. Maybe we'll find one needle and one cannula in the future in our
packaging."
"This is the wave of the future. We really want to embrace new and exciting things," she
said.
administer filler products for facial and hand rejuvenation.
"The blunt cannula is really an exciting tool for us," Dr. Susan H. Weinkle said at the South
Beach Symposium.
Instead of multiple puncture wounds with needles, Dr. Weinkle creates one entry point with a
percutaneous stick of a 26-gauge needle. Then she inserts a cannula. "You can treat the
midface [and then] you can turn the cannula and treat all along the cheekbone and the
zygomatic arch. Then, through the same injection point, you can turn the cannula south and
treat the nasolabial fold."
Less trauma, lower risk for bruising, and quicker downtime are among the advantages, compared
with multiple needle injections, Dr. Weinkle said.
Less precise delivery of the filler – because the cannula holes are not at the tip like a
needle – is a drawback, but not a significant one, she added.
Cannulas already have gained popularity in Europe and South America. "We are not learning
this as quickly as our colleagues," she said.
"A year ago, I went to an exciting meeting in Paris where I heard a little about cannulas."
Dr. Weinkle brought some back to her private practice in Bradenton, Fla., with the best
intentions, but did not use them. "This year I went back to the same meeting in January, and
I decided I did not want to be left behind."
Filler augmentation of the dorsal side of the hands is another procedure that is well suited
to the use of these blunt cannulas, Dr. Weinkle said.
Patience is advised when the technique is tried for the first time. "It's not always easy.
You're not going to love it right away. You have to finesse the cannula through the skin."
However, she added, "Don't get discouraged."
These are not cannulas that are used for liposuction, but newer products that are
specifically designed for use in soft tissue. Only one such cannula – CosmoFrance Inc.'s
DermaSculpt microcannula, a 1.5 inch, 27 gauge cannula with a nonbruising blunt tip – is
currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States.
"More are coming. We will have shorter, fatter, thicker, thinner, and different gauge
cannulas," Dr. Weinkle said. "We're going to see some of the companies that provide fillers
for us adopting this. Maybe we'll find one needle and one cannula in the future in our
packaging."
"This is the wave of the future. We really want to embrace new and exciting things," she
said.
2011年3月13日星期日
Charges possible after SH1 accident
A 61-year-old man fell asleep and crashed into the barrier at the north end of the Grove Rd
bridge in Blenheim about 6am today.
Constable Michelle Stagg said the man was driving a Toyota Hilux four-wheel-drive south when
it appeared he fell asleep and hit the barrier, extensively damaging his vehicle.
The man was uninjured and both lanes of State Highway 1 were closed for about 20 minutes
while the 4WD was towed away.
Charges may be laid, Miss Stagg said.
In other weekend arrests, a 65-year-old Christchurch teacher has been charged for driving in
Blenheim while forbidden. The woman had been stopped by police about midnight yesterday and
was told she should not be driving because of the combination of medicine she was taking, but
Miss Stagg said she drove anyway. The woman is due to appear in the Blenheim District Court
on April 4.
An unemployed man and a student were arrested for burglary after they were found in a garage
in Springlands about 11pm Saturday. The 21-year-old and the 16-year-old ran away but were
found by police and will appear in court tomorrow. Both were released on bail.
A 27-year-old pregnant, unemployed woman was arrested in Picton on Friday for having Ritalin
without a prescription and a hypodermic needle for use with non-prescription drugs. She was
released on bail and was due to appear in the Blenheim District Court today.
A 22-year-old German tourist was arrested for shoplifting from The Warehouse Blenheim on
Saturday.
A 23-year-old vineyard worker was arrested for assault after an incident on Kinross St,
Blenheim, early yesterday. The man will appear in the Blenheim District Court on March 21.
A 52-year-old beneficiary was arrested after he was found in the New World Blenheim yard
about 11pm yesterday. Miss Stagg said more people were being caught trying to steal goods
from supermarket stock entrances.
bridge in Blenheim about 6am today.
Constable Michelle Stagg said the man was driving a Toyota Hilux four-wheel-drive south when
it appeared he fell asleep and hit the barrier, extensively damaging his vehicle.
The man was uninjured and both lanes of State Highway 1 were closed for about 20 minutes
while the 4WD was towed away.
Charges may be laid, Miss Stagg said.
In other weekend arrests, a 65-year-old Christchurch teacher has been charged for driving in
Blenheim while forbidden. The woman had been stopped by police about midnight yesterday and
was told she should not be driving because of the combination of medicine she was taking, but
Miss Stagg said she drove anyway. The woman is due to appear in the Blenheim District Court
on April 4.
An unemployed man and a student were arrested for burglary after they were found in a garage
in Springlands about 11pm Saturday. The 21-year-old and the 16-year-old ran away but were
found by police and will appear in court tomorrow. Both were released on bail.
A 27-year-old pregnant, unemployed woman was arrested in Picton on Friday for having Ritalin
without a prescription and a hypodermic needle for use with non-prescription drugs. She was
released on bail and was due to appear in the Blenheim District Court today.
A 22-year-old German tourist was arrested for shoplifting from The Warehouse Blenheim on
Saturday.
A 23-year-old vineyard worker was arrested for assault after an incident on Kinross St,
Blenheim, early yesterday. The man will appear in the Blenheim District Court on March 21.
A 52-year-old beneficiary was arrested after he was found in the New World Blenheim yard
about 11pm yesterday. Miss Stagg said more people were being caught trying to steal goods
from supermarket stock entrances.
Japan to ration electricity with rolling blackouts
The death toll in Japan's earthquake and tsunami will likely exceed 10,000 in one state
alone, an official said Sunday, as millions of survivors were left without drinking water,
electricity and proper food along the pulverized northeastern coast.
"This is Japan's most severe crisis since the war ended 65 years ago," Prime Minister Naoto
Kan told reporters, adding that Japan's future would be decided by the response to this
crisis.
Although the government doubled the number of soldiers deployed in the aid effort to 100,000,
it seemed overwhelmed by what's turning out to be a triple disaster: Friday's quake and
tsunami damaged two nuclear reactors at a power plant on the coast, and at least one of them
appeared to be going through a partial meltdown, raising fears of a radiation leak.
The police chief of Miyagi prefecture, or state, told a gathering of disaster relief
officials that his estimate for deaths was more than 10,000, police spokesman Go Sugawara
told The Associated Press. Miyagi has a population of 2.3 million and is one of the three
prefectures hardest hit in Friday's disaster. Only 379 people have officially been confirmed
dead in Miyagi.
The nuclear crisis posed fresh concerns for those who survived the earthquake and tsunami,
which hit with breathtaking force and speed, breaking or sweeping away everything in its
path.
"First I was worried about the quake, now I'm worried about radiation. I live near the
plants, so I came here to find out if I'm OK. I tested negative, but I don't know what to do
next," Kenji Koshiba, a construction worker, said at an emergency center in Koriyama town
near the power plant in Fukushima.
According to officials, more than 1,400 people were killed -- including 200 people whose
bodies were found Sunday along the coast -- and more than 1,000 were missing in the
disasters. Another 1,700 were injured.
In a rare piece of good news, the Defense Ministry said a military vessel on Sunday rescued a
60-year-old man floating off the coast of Fukushima on the roof of his house after being
swept away in the tsunami. He was in good condition.
The U.S. Geological Survey calculated the initial quake to have a magnitude of 8.9, while
Japanese officials raised their estimate on Sunday to 9.0. Either way it was the strongest
quake ever recorded in Japan. It has been followed by more than 150 powerful aftershocks.
Teams searched for the missing along hundreds of miles (kilometers) of Japanese coastline,
and hundreds of thousands of hungry survivors huddled in darkened emergency centers that were
cut off from rescuers and aid. At least 1.4 million households had gone without water since
the quake struck and some 2.5 million households were without electricity.
Temperatures were to dip near freezing overnight, but the prime minister warned that
electricity would not be restored for days.
Trade Minister Banri Kaeda said the region was likely to face further blackouts and that
power would be rationed to ensure supplies go to essential needs.
The government says it has sent 120,000 blankets, 120,000 bottles of water and 110,000 liters
of gasoline in addition to bread, rice balls, instant cup noodles and diapers to the affected
areas.
Large areas of the countryside remained surrounded by water and unreachable. Fuel stations
were closed and people were running out of gasoline for their vehicles.
The government said 275,000 people have been evacuated to emergency shelters, many of them
without power.
In Iwaki town, residents were leaving due to concerns over dwindling food and fuel supplies.
The town had no electricity and all stores were closed. Local police took in about 90 people
and gave them blankets and rice balls but there was no sign of government or military aid
trucks.
At a large refinery on the outskirts of the hard-hit port city of Sendai, 100-foot (30-meter)
-high bright orange flames rose in the air, spitting out dark plumes of smoke. The facility
has been burning since Friday. A reporter who approached the area could hear the roaring fire
from afar, and after a few minutes the gaseous stench began burning the eyes and throat.
"My water is cut off," said Kenji Fukuda, who lives in the rural town of Sukugawa. It "is a
little bit rural and there is natural well water. We take it and put it through the water
purifier and warm it up and use it in various ways," he said.
In the small town of Tagajo, near Sendai, dazed residents roamed streets cluttered with
smashed cars, broken homes and twisted metal.
Residents said the water surged in and quickly rose higher than the first floor of buildings.
At Sengen General Hospital the staff worked feverishly to haul bedridden patients up the
stairs one at a time. With the halls now dark, those that can leave have gone to the local
community center.
"There is still no water or power, and we've got some very sick people in here," said
hospital official Ikuro Matsumoto.
One older neighborhood sits on low ground near a canal. The tsunami came in from the canal
side and blasted through the frail wooden houses, coating the interiors with a thick layer of
mud and spilling their contents out into the street on the other side.
"It's been two days, and all I've been given so far is a piece of bread and a rice ball,"
said Masashi Imai, 56.
Police cars drove slowly through the town and warned residents through loudspeakers to seek
higher ground, but most simply stood by and watched them pass.
Dozens of countries have offered assistance. Two U.S. aircraft carrier groups were off
Japan's coast and ready to provide assistance. Helicopters were flying from one of the
carriers, the USS Ronald Reagan, delivering food and water in Miyagi.
Two other U.S. rescue teams of 72 personnel each and rescue dogs were scheduled to arrive
later Sunday, as was a five-dog team from Singapore and a 102-member South Korean team.
In Fukushima prefecture, people said the city of Soma was hardest hit. Rubble was all that
remained of one coastal housing district where some 2,000 people lived. Their houses were
simply washed away.
No signs of life remained Sunday night, except for the occasional dog searching for its
owner. The only lights in town came from the fire engines patrolling the area.
In Sendai, firefighters with wooden picks dug through a devastated neighborhood. One of them
yelled: "A corpse." Inside a house, he had found the body of a gray-haired woman under a
blanket.
A few minutes later, the firefighters spotted another -- that of a man in black fleece jacket
and pants, crumpled in a partial fetal position at the bottom of a wooden stairwell. From
outside, the house seemed almost untouched, two cracks in the white walls the only signs of
damage.
The man's neighbor, 24-year-old Ayumi Osuga, dug through the completely destroyed remains of
her own house, her white mittens covered by dark mud.
Osuga said she had been playing origami, the Japanese art of folding paper into figures, with
her three children when the quake stuck. She recalled her husband's shouted warning from
outside: "'GET OUT OF THERE NOW!'"
She gathered her children -- aged 2 to 6 -- and fled in her car to higher ground with her
husband. They spent the night huddled in a hilltop home belonging to her husband's family
about 12 miles (20 kilometers) away.
"My family, my children. We are lucky to be alive," she told The Associated Press.
alone, an official said Sunday, as millions of survivors were left without drinking water,
electricity and proper food along the pulverized northeastern coast.
"This is Japan's most severe crisis since the war ended 65 years ago," Prime Minister Naoto
Kan told reporters, adding that Japan's future would be decided by the response to this
crisis.
Although the government doubled the number of soldiers deployed in the aid effort to 100,000,
it seemed overwhelmed by what's turning out to be a triple disaster: Friday's quake and
tsunami damaged two nuclear reactors at a power plant on the coast, and at least one of them
appeared to be going through a partial meltdown, raising fears of a radiation leak.
The police chief of Miyagi prefecture, or state, told a gathering of disaster relief
officials that his estimate for deaths was more than 10,000, police spokesman Go Sugawara
told The Associated Press. Miyagi has a population of 2.3 million and is one of the three
prefectures hardest hit in Friday's disaster. Only 379 people have officially been confirmed
dead in Miyagi.
The nuclear crisis posed fresh concerns for those who survived the earthquake and tsunami,
which hit with breathtaking force and speed, breaking or sweeping away everything in its
path.
"First I was worried about the quake, now I'm worried about radiation. I live near the
plants, so I came here to find out if I'm OK. I tested negative, but I don't know what to do
next," Kenji Koshiba, a construction worker, said at an emergency center in Koriyama town
near the power plant in Fukushima.
According to officials, more than 1,400 people were killed -- including 200 people whose
bodies were found Sunday along the coast -- and more than 1,000 were missing in the
disasters. Another 1,700 were injured.
In a rare piece of good news, the Defense Ministry said a military vessel on Sunday rescued a
60-year-old man floating off the coast of Fukushima on the roof of his house after being
swept away in the tsunami. He was in good condition.
The U.S. Geological Survey calculated the initial quake to have a magnitude of 8.9, while
Japanese officials raised their estimate on Sunday to 9.0. Either way it was the strongest
quake ever recorded in Japan. It has been followed by more than 150 powerful aftershocks.
Teams searched for the missing along hundreds of miles (kilometers) of Japanese coastline,
and hundreds of thousands of hungry survivors huddled in darkened emergency centers that were
cut off from rescuers and aid. At least 1.4 million households had gone without water since
the quake struck and some 2.5 million households were without electricity.
Temperatures were to dip near freezing overnight, but the prime minister warned that
electricity would not be restored for days.
Trade Minister Banri Kaeda said the region was likely to face further blackouts and that
power would be rationed to ensure supplies go to essential needs.
The government says it has sent 120,000 blankets, 120,000 bottles of water and 110,000 liters
of gasoline in addition to bread, rice balls, instant cup noodles and diapers to the affected
areas.
Large areas of the countryside remained surrounded by water and unreachable. Fuel stations
were closed and people were running out of gasoline for their vehicles.
The government said 275,000 people have been evacuated to emergency shelters, many of them
without power.
In Iwaki town, residents were leaving due to concerns over dwindling food and fuel supplies.
The town had no electricity and all stores were closed. Local police took in about 90 people
and gave them blankets and rice balls but there was no sign of government or military aid
trucks.
At a large refinery on the outskirts of the hard-hit port city of Sendai, 100-foot (30-meter)
-high bright orange flames rose in the air, spitting out dark plumes of smoke. The facility
has been burning since Friday. A reporter who approached the area could hear the roaring fire
from afar, and after a few minutes the gaseous stench began burning the eyes and throat.
"My water is cut off," said Kenji Fukuda, who lives in the rural town of Sukugawa. It "is a
little bit rural and there is natural well water. We take it and put it through the water
purifier and warm it up and use it in various ways," he said.
In the small town of Tagajo, near Sendai, dazed residents roamed streets cluttered with
smashed cars, broken homes and twisted metal.
Residents said the water surged in and quickly rose higher than the first floor of buildings.
At Sengen General Hospital the staff worked feverishly to haul bedridden patients up the
stairs one at a time. With the halls now dark, those that can leave have gone to the local
community center.
"There is still no water or power, and we've got some very sick people in here," said
hospital official Ikuro Matsumoto.
One older neighborhood sits on low ground near a canal. The tsunami came in from the canal
side and blasted through the frail wooden houses, coating the interiors with a thick layer of
mud and spilling their contents out into the street on the other side.
"It's been two days, and all I've been given so far is a piece of bread and a rice ball,"
said Masashi Imai, 56.
Police cars drove slowly through the town and warned residents through loudspeakers to seek
higher ground, but most simply stood by and watched them pass.
Dozens of countries have offered assistance. Two U.S. aircraft carrier groups were off
Japan's coast and ready to provide assistance. Helicopters were flying from one of the
carriers, the USS Ronald Reagan, delivering food and water in Miyagi.
Two other U.S. rescue teams of 72 personnel each and rescue dogs were scheduled to arrive
later Sunday, as was a five-dog team from Singapore and a 102-member South Korean team.
In Fukushima prefecture, people said the city of Soma was hardest hit. Rubble was all that
remained of one coastal housing district where some 2,000 people lived. Their houses were
simply washed away.
No signs of life remained Sunday night, except for the occasional dog searching for its
owner. The only lights in town came from the fire engines patrolling the area.
In Sendai, firefighters with wooden picks dug through a devastated neighborhood. One of them
yelled: "A corpse." Inside a house, he had found the body of a gray-haired woman under a
blanket.
A few minutes later, the firefighters spotted another -- that of a man in black fleece jacket
and pants, crumpled in a partial fetal position at the bottom of a wooden stairwell. From
outside, the house seemed almost untouched, two cracks in the white walls the only signs of
damage.
The man's neighbor, 24-year-old Ayumi Osuga, dug through the completely destroyed remains of
her own house, her white mittens covered by dark mud.
Osuga said she had been playing origami, the Japanese art of folding paper into figures, with
her three children when the quake stuck. She recalled her husband's shouted warning from
outside: "'GET OUT OF THERE NOW!'"
She gathered her children -- aged 2 to 6 -- and fled in her car to higher ground with her
husband. They spent the night huddled in a hilltop home belonging to her husband's family
about 12 miles (20 kilometers) away.
"My family, my children. We are lucky to be alive," she told The Associated Press.
2011年3月9日星期三
Man faces home improvement fraud charges
A 31-year-old Rehoboth Beach man was charged with fraud after taking money for home
construction work he never did, state police said today.
The suspect, Kevin T. Worrell, also was arrested last Thursday when he was found with 14
grams of cocaine, a hypodermic needle and drug paraphernalia while trying to break into a
home in the 550 block of Second Street in Rehoboth Beach, said police Cpl. Bruce Harris.
In the fraud case, Worrell took $2,300 from a 29-year-old Aston, Pa., man to do drywall work
at a home in the 33000 block of Marlin Court in Lewis, Harris said.
Worrell told the victim he would do the work after the check cleared. But the victim became
suspicious because his bank records showed it already had been cashed, Harris said.
He then told the victim to stop payment on the check and wire additional money, Harris said.
Worrell also is accused of shoplifting a can of Red Bull last Thursday from a Rehoboth area
Wawa and becoming disorderly when he was confronted by a clerk.
In the break-in, Worrell was charged with trafficking cocaine and 12 other offenses. He was
given a $2,000 unsecured bond in the fraud case but remained in Sussex Correctional
Institution on $68,500 bond in the drug and burglary case.
construction work he never did, state police said today.
The suspect, Kevin T. Worrell, also was arrested last Thursday when he was found with 14
grams of cocaine, a hypodermic needle and drug paraphernalia while trying to break into a
home in the 550 block of Second Street in Rehoboth Beach, said police Cpl. Bruce Harris.
In the fraud case, Worrell took $2,300 from a 29-year-old Aston, Pa., man to do drywall work
at a home in the 33000 block of Marlin Court in Lewis, Harris said.
Worrell told the victim he would do the work after the check cleared. But the victim became
suspicious because his bank records showed it already had been cashed, Harris said.
He then told the victim to stop payment on the check and wire additional money, Harris said.
Worrell also is accused of shoplifting a can of Red Bull last Thursday from a Rehoboth area
Wawa and becoming disorderly when he was confronted by a clerk.
In the break-in, Worrell was charged with trafficking cocaine and 12 other offenses. He was
given a $2,000 unsecured bond in the fraud case but remained in Sussex Correctional
Institution on $68,500 bond in the drug and burglary case.
2011年3月7日星期一
Cannulas Less Traumatic Than Needles for Administering Fillers
It's time to consider being blunt with your aesthetic patients, at least in terms of
how you administer filler products for facial and hand rejuvenation.
"The blunt cannula is really an exciting tool for us," Dr. Susan H. Weinkle said at
the South Beach Symposium.
Instead of multiple puncture wounds with needles, Dr. Weinkle creates one entry point
with a percutaneous stick of a 26-gauge needle. Then she inserts a cannula. "You can
treat the midface [and then] you can turn the cannula and treat all along the
cheekbone and the zygomatic arch. Then, through the same injection point, you can
turn the cannula south and treat the nasolabial fold."
Less trauma, lower risk for bruising, and quicker downtime are among the advantages,
compared with multiple needle injections, Dr. Weinkle said.
Less precise delivery of the filler – because the cannula holes are not at the tip
like a needle – is a drawback, but not a significant one, she added.
Cannulas already have gained popularity in Europe and South America. "We are not
learning this as quickly as our colleagues," she said.
"A year ago, I went to an exciting meeting in Paris where I heard a little about
cannulas." Dr. Weinkle brought some back to her private practice in Bradenton, Fla.,
with the best intentions, but did not use them. "This year I went back to the same
meeting in January, and I decided I did not want to be left behind."
Filler augmentation of the dorsal side of the hands is another procedure that is well
suited to the use of these blunt cannulas, Dr. Weinkle said.
Patience is advised when the technique is tried for the first time. "It's not always
easy. You're not going to love it right away. You have to finesse the cannula through
the skin." However, she added, "Don't get discouraged."
These are not cannulas that are used for liposuction, but newer products that are
specifically designed for use in soft tissue. Only one such cannula – CosmoFrance
Inc.'s DermaSculpt microcannula, a 1.5 inch, 27 gauge cannula with a nonbruising
blunt tip – is currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the United
States.
"More are coming. We will have shorter, fatter, thicker, thinner, and different gauge
cannulas," Dr. Weinkle said. "We're going to see some of the companies that provide
fillers for us adopting this. Maybe we'll find one needle and one cannula in the
future in our packaging."
"This is the wave of the future. We really want to embrace new and exciting things,"
she said.
Dr. Weinkle said she had no relevant financial disclosures.
how you administer filler products for facial and hand rejuvenation.
"The blunt cannula is really an exciting tool for us," Dr. Susan H. Weinkle said at
the South Beach Symposium.
Instead of multiple puncture wounds with needles, Dr. Weinkle creates one entry point
with a percutaneous stick of a 26-gauge needle. Then she inserts a cannula. "You can
treat the midface [and then] you can turn the cannula and treat all along the
cheekbone and the zygomatic arch. Then, through the same injection point, you can
turn the cannula south and treat the nasolabial fold."
Less trauma, lower risk for bruising, and quicker downtime are among the advantages,
compared with multiple needle injections, Dr. Weinkle said.
Less precise delivery of the filler – because the cannula holes are not at the tip
like a needle – is a drawback, but not a significant one, she added.
Cannulas already have gained popularity in Europe and South America. "We are not
learning this as quickly as our colleagues," she said.
"A year ago, I went to an exciting meeting in Paris where I heard a little about
cannulas." Dr. Weinkle brought some back to her private practice in Bradenton, Fla.,
with the best intentions, but did not use them. "This year I went back to the same
meeting in January, and I decided I did not want to be left behind."
Filler augmentation of the dorsal side of the hands is another procedure that is well
suited to the use of these blunt cannulas, Dr. Weinkle said.
Patience is advised when the technique is tried for the first time. "It's not always
easy. You're not going to love it right away. You have to finesse the cannula through
the skin." However, she added, "Don't get discouraged."
These are not cannulas that are used for liposuction, but newer products that are
specifically designed for use in soft tissue. Only one such cannula – CosmoFrance
Inc.'s DermaSculpt microcannula, a 1.5 inch, 27 gauge cannula with a nonbruising
blunt tip – is currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the United
States.
"More are coming. We will have shorter, fatter, thicker, thinner, and different gauge
cannulas," Dr. Weinkle said. "We're going to see some of the companies that provide
fillers for us adopting this. Maybe we'll find one needle and one cannula in the
future in our packaging."
"This is the wave of the future. We really want to embrace new and exciting things,"
she said.
Dr. Weinkle said she had no relevant financial disclosures.
2011年3月3日星期四
Police: Springs robber armed with hypodermic needle
A man threatened a convenience story clerk with a hypodermic needle early Saturday
morning before fleeing the store with cash and cigarettes, Colorado Springs police
report.
Police say the man pulled the needle just after 3 a.m. at a 7-11 store in the 100
block of South Nevada Avenue before demanding cash.
The clerk avoided injury by handing over the money and the smokes, police said.
The robber with the odd weapon fled into the night, eluding police who used a tracking
dog to hunt him.
On Wed. March 2, 2011 at approximately 4:50 pm, Jackson Police Officers responded to the parking lot of Glory’s Market on West Commodore Blvd. after an off duty New Jersey State Trooper notified police headquarters that he had observed a person in a vehicle using a hypodermic needle and appearing to inject narcotics.
Officers arrived on scene and discovered a male and female in a vehicle parked in the parking lot. During the investigation, officers recovered a hypodermic syringe on the male subject. The female subject was discovered to have an outstanding warrant for her arrest. A search was conducted of the vehicle and ten decks of heroin were recovered.
It was discovered that a third subject had gone into the market and run out another exit prior to Jackson Officers arriving on scene. A check of the area was done for this subject after it was reported he was seen running onto the Interstate 195 on ramp but he was not located although he was identified.
Christopher Carsen, age 25 of Murdock Place, Jackson. Mr. Carsen was charged with Possession of Heroin and Possession of Hypodermic Syringes. Bail was set by Judge Daniel Sahin at $35,000/ no ten percent option. He was lodged in Ocean County Jail.
Nicole Gibson, age 23 of Madison Court, Brick. Ms. Gibson was charged with Possession of Heroin and Obstructing. Bail was set at $35,000/ no ten percent option by Judge Daniel Sahin. She also had an outstanding warrant for $15,000 out of Monmouth County for a previous narcotics charge. She was lodged in Ocean County Jail.
Brandon Bisignano, age 24 of West Pleasant Grove Road, Jackson. Mr.
Bisignano was located at his residence the following day. He was charged with Possession of Heroin and Obstructing. Bail was set at $35,000/ no ten percent option by Judge Daniel Sahin. Bisignano was lodged in Ocean County Jail.
The arrests at Glory’s Market parking lot were made by Officers Louis Notare and Keith Hood and they were assisted by Sgt. Donald Clark.
The arrest of Bisignano the following day was made by Officers Wayne Olejarz and Colin Menafra.
morning before fleeing the store with cash and cigarettes, Colorado Springs police
report.
Police say the man pulled the needle just after 3 a.m. at a 7-11 store in the 100
block of South Nevada Avenue before demanding cash.
The clerk avoided injury by handing over the money and the smokes, police said.
The robber with the odd weapon fled into the night, eluding police who used a tracking
dog to hunt him.
On Wed. March 2, 2011 at approximately 4:50 pm, Jackson Police Officers responded to the parking lot of Glory’s Market on West Commodore Blvd. after an off duty New Jersey State Trooper notified police headquarters that he had observed a person in a vehicle using a hypodermic needle and appearing to inject narcotics.
Officers arrived on scene and discovered a male and female in a vehicle parked in the parking lot. During the investigation, officers recovered a hypodermic syringe on the male subject. The female subject was discovered to have an outstanding warrant for her arrest. A search was conducted of the vehicle and ten decks of heroin were recovered.
It was discovered that a third subject had gone into the market and run out another exit prior to Jackson Officers arriving on scene. A check of the area was done for this subject after it was reported he was seen running onto the Interstate 195 on ramp but he was not located although he was identified.
Christopher Carsen, age 25 of Murdock Place, Jackson. Mr. Carsen was charged with Possession of Heroin and Possession of Hypodermic Syringes. Bail was set by Judge Daniel Sahin at $35,000/ no ten percent option. He was lodged in Ocean County Jail.
Nicole Gibson, age 23 of Madison Court, Brick. Ms. Gibson was charged with Possession of Heroin and Obstructing. Bail was set at $35,000/ no ten percent option by Judge Daniel Sahin. She also had an outstanding warrant for $15,000 out of Monmouth County for a previous narcotics charge. She was lodged in Ocean County Jail.
Brandon Bisignano, age 24 of West Pleasant Grove Road, Jackson. Mr.
Bisignano was located at his residence the following day. He was charged with Possession of Heroin and Obstructing. Bail was set at $35,000/ no ten percent option by Judge Daniel Sahin. Bisignano was lodged in Ocean County Jail.
The arrests at Glory’s Market parking lot were made by Officers Louis Notare and Keith Hood and they were assisted by Sgt. Donald Clark.
The arrest of Bisignano the following day was made by Officers Wayne Olejarz and Colin Menafra.
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