News Progress

•February 22, 2023• Dialing 911 saves critical treatment time in the emergency room when minutes matter Do you know what to do if you or someone else is having a heart attack? Hopefully you automatically answered, “Call 911.” According to the American Heart Association, there are more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) annually in the U.S., with nearly 90% of them being fatal. Some of these could be prevented if crucial emergency medical treatment wasn’t delayed. On average, many Americans wait two hours or more before seeking medical attention for heart attack symptoms, and far too many heart attack … Read More

•February 22, 2023• The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA), along with the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) are encouraging Illinois farmers to set aside time to recognize Grain Bin Safety Week from February 19-25 and review safety practices while working in and around grain bins. According to researchers at Purdue University, more than 900 cases of grain engulfment have been reported with a fatality rate of 62% in the past 50 years ending in 2010. In 2010, at least 26 U.S. workers were killed in grain engulfment accidents – the highest number on record. It only takes … Read More

•February 22, 2023• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer It’s not every day I get an avalanche of mail from readers of this column. But then it’s not every day I get my dander up and essentially call something stupid. Last Sunday I wrote about a silly attempt to draw attention to a website that purports to help improve your writing. The PR person who took that job is probably rueing the day it landed on his desk. Writing Tips Institute says it polled 3,000 Americans on whether they would support a law protecting their states’ individual dialects. My point: … Read More