tschram

tschram

  • Joined: August 30, 2022
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“Extending the Golden Hour”

in modern society, a first responder today has a more complicated job. They need the training and flexibility to address what they see when they meet their patient. A person who has overdosed on fentanyl needs naltrexone, to reverse the opioid and get them breathing. A person in cardiac arrest needs a shock delivered, to restart their heart. A person who has lost a limb in a car accident needs the bleeding stopped. These things need to be done well before the patient could arrive in an emergency room, even if they were delivered there by helicopter.

Hamburg Library to host Focus on Nature

The Hamburg Public Library welcomes Mike Harvey of Shenandoah, who is sharing photography image favorites in a slideshow presentation on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 6 p.m. at the Hamburg Public Library meeting room. The program will be called Focus on Nature.

The 118th Congress

Q: What are your committee assignments in the 118th Congress? A: On Jan. 3, I was honored to take the constitutional oath of office to represent Iowans for an 8th term in the U.S.

KHN exhibit, My Salinity, on display through Feb. 24

Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts presents My Salinity by Hannah Demma. The exhibit will be on display through Feb. 24, with a Gallery Talk on Thursday, Feb. 16, at 5 p.m. in conjunction with KHN's monthly Third Thursday Artist Talks.

Early warning signs for heart disease

Cardiovascular disease claims more lives across the globe every year than any other disease or condition, and many of those fatalities are credited to heart disease. Though the terms “cardiovascular disease” and “heart disease” are often used interchangeably, the National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute notes that, while all heart diseases are cardiovascular diseases, not all cardiovascular diseases are heart diseases. This is an important distinction, especially as adults discuss heart and cardiovascular health with their physicians.

Tips to pick the right time to retire

Professionals work hard to achieve both short- and long-term goals. Retirement certainly qualifies as a longterm goal, and many people spend decades building and investing in a nest egg that they hope will help them enjoy their golden years to the fullest extent.

UNMC will offer new ‘Nebraska Neighbors’ scholarship for nursing students

The UNMC College of Nursing is offering a new scholarship program, the Nebraska Neighbors: UNMC Nursing Rural Advantage Scholarship, to nursing students entering the UNMC baccalaureate of science traditional or accelerated program from select neighboring states who plan to attend the college’s Scottsbluff, Kearney or Norfolk campuses.