Archive for June, 2008
Keep opioids available to those suffering from chronic pain
Newswise Medical News reports that doctors need to help those suffering with chronic pain. More and more practices are getting out of the opioid pain management business which makes it harder for patients to get the medication they need. The American Pain Society reports that less then 3% of patients abuse their pain medications so [...]
Paraplegic man saved after being buried in rubble for 11 days
CNN.com reports that an 80 year old paraplegic has been pulled from the earthquake rubble. The man was trapped in what was left of his home for nearly 266 hours. He became trapped when a beam holding up the roof broke and collapsed inside the residence. His wife kept him alive by bringing him food [...]
LA hospital dumping case comes to conclusion
MercuryNews.com reports that the Los Angeles dumping case of a paraplegic in skid row on the ground still in his hospital garb has come to completion. Mr. Gabino Olvera who was helped by people walking by, has won an undisclosed amount of money for pain and suffering. The hospital lost the case which alleged the [...]
Disabled man strapped to wheelchair saved after rolling into lake
RockyMountainNews.com has a story about a disabled man that was saved by three good samaritans who saw him roll into a lake. The disabled man was part of a group that had been brought to the lake to see the wildlife in the area. While he was looking at the fish close to the water’s [...]
Woman in wheelchair saved from fall in elevator shaft
Newsday.com reports on a woman in Atlantic City that fell into an elevator shaft when her wheelchair didn’t stop at the elevator doors. Witnesses reported that the woman was rushing to catch the elevator but just missed it. The doors closed but the woman did not stop in her powered wheelchair. The chair crashed into [...]
Insurance company demands disabled send wheelchair in before they will repair it
WLTX.com reports that a woman that was involved in a traffic accident with her wheelchair is having problems with the driver’s insurance company. The woman was moving in her wheelchair with her service dog in a crosswalk. It was then that a car drove and struck her, knocking the wheelchair five feet into oncoming traffic. [...]
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Disabled man strapped to wheelchair saved after rolling into lake
<p><img width="64" height="85" align="left" src="/files/graphics/Point.jpg" alt="" />RockyMountainNews.com has a <a href="http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jun/02/3-rescue-man-whose-wheelchair-rolls-lake/">story</a> about a disabled man that was saved by three good samaritans who saw him roll into a lake. The disabled man was part of a group that had been brought to the lake to see the wildlife in the area. While he was looking [...]
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