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HERO: Off-duty Michigan State Trooper Mark Adams saves the life of a Big Boy waitress in Woodhaven. STORY: http://bit.ly/2OBWIQX

Turn a casualty's pants into an improvised pelvic binder. Pelvic fractures are frequently accompanied by bleeding inside the pelvis, decreasing bleeding is always a good idea. See the blog for a review of: Combat Trousers as Effective Improvised Pelvic Binders A Comparative Cadaveric Study. Loftus A, Morris R, Friedmann Y, Pallister I, Parker P. J Spec Oper Med. Fall 2017;17(3):35-39.

CPR-Proficient High School Graduates Are the Next Generation of Lifesaving Bystanders Bystander recognition of cardiac arrest and delivery of effective CPR is crucial to improving survival rates.

Sugar-sweetened drinks raise risk of diabetes, metabolic syndrome: Research review finds link between soda, juice consumption and health problems Regularly drinking sugar-sweetened beverages such as soda and juice contributes to the development of diabetes, high blood pressure and other endemic health problems, according to a new review.

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