Friday, November 23, 2012

** Remains found near Fort Bragg, North Carolina not those of missing female combat medic

** Georgia EMS service uses special pediatric equipment kits for ambulances

UNITED STATES NEWS

** Remains found near Fort Bragg, North Carolina do not belong to missing combat medic Kelli Bordeaux. That is the word from Fox News (Cristina Corbin/November 21) which said the discovery, found Tuesday in a training area of the base, have been identified as belonging to an animal. The find dashes hopes of friends and family who have scoured the region for Bordeaux, 23, who went missing April 14. Employed out of Fort Bragg, she was last seen leaving a Fayetteville bar with a person later identified as a registered sex offender. Nicholas Holbert, 25, has denied involvement in the disappearance.

** Georgia medics in Alpharetta are now better equipped to treat pediatric patients. NorthFulton.com (Jonathan Copsey/November 21) said the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety has given EMS responders special donated child kits to speed treatment for wee ones. According to the newspaper, the kits include child sized equipment, as well as charts which specifically calculate pediatric drug dosages and sizes. A change from the old system that lumped in smaller equipment with adult items, the new approach also includes color coding based on physical size and age. A Broselow tape assists in determining the shade needed. Paramedic Ryan Gipson told the newspaper the ready at hand calculations are appreciated, especially because calls dealing with children tend to be more stressful.