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Congratulations to Hunter Nelson of Adrian High School. He was honored as the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) Good Citizen!
This award recognizes and rewards individuals who possess the qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism in their homes, schools, and communities. Way to go Hunter!
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Friday, November 15, 2019
Nelson honored as DAR Good Citizen
Miami Students of the Month
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| Miami Students of the Month Elementary-Ava Bowers and Hannah Gillis Junior High-Kaleb Nelson High School-Charlee Chambers |
Vehicle Fire North of Peculiar
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The highway is down to one lane as crews work to put this fire out.
Please slow down and pay attention if you must travel in this area.
Mid America Live News will update when more information is made available to us.
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| Photo Submitted To Us |
Highly Infectious Disease Drill at BCMH
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| Suiting up: Russ Whisenand, Paramedic, EMS Supervisor with Becky Julien, RN. |
On Wednesday, Nov. 13, several departments at Bates County Memorial Hospital coordinated to run a Highly Infectious Disease Drill for Ebola.
The scenario: the patient (Richard Evans, Respiratory Therapist) presented to ER registration with symptoms of Ebola, having traveled recently outside of the United States. Participants in the drill then ran through protocol for caring for the patient while also preventing transmission of the disease.
CMS guidelines requires hospitals to perform emergency preparedness actions, such as this drill, in order to be prepared for unexpected scenarios.
“We perform these drills in order to provide the best of care to our patients while keeping everyone involved safe in a potentially dangerous and highly infectious situation,” said Carmen Matter, RN, CIC, Infection Control Coordinator at BCMH and co-coordinator for the drill. “Our staff did a great job and worked well as a team.”
Carmen chose Ebola as the scenario because people are traveling internationally more often, and it is unusual to see it in our area. “Ebola is highly contagious, and this scenario helps us be prepared for the unexpected,” she said.
“It’s not just for us – we run drills on a regular basis so we are always ready to protect the community from any unforeseen emergency,” said Mike Behringer, RRT, Director of Respiratory Services. He’s also the Coordinator for Emergency Management at BCMH, and helped design and evaluate the drill.
Participating departments included Infection Control, Emergency Department, Emergency Management, EMS, Housekeeping, Safety, and Patient Access. ED Director Troy Trumbore and EMS Supervisor Russ Whisenand were instrumental in training their staff for these scenarios leading up to the surprise drill.
The drill took several months to plan. The hospital plans to hold future drills that expand to include additional departments.
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Child injured when vehicle crashed into Belton home
Officers arrived on the scene to find the driver had fled on foot. An 8 year old child inside the home was injured and transported to a local hospital by Belton EMS.
The suspected driver was taken into custody a short distance away. The crash is being investigated by the Belton Police Traffic Division. Anyone who witnessed the crash or who has pertinent information is asked to call the Belton Police Traffic Division at 816-331-5522.
Courtesy of the Belton Police Department Facebook Page
Way to go Gabriel
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| Gabriel Nissen of Butler shot this beautiful Mule Deer buck in Westcliffe Colorado. The brute weighed 300 pounds and had a 29 inch outside spread. He was accompanied by his brother Hunter and his dad Jimmy. This hunt was made possible by Outdoor Buddies - Photo Submitted to us |
Incident at Belton Middle School
On 11-14-19 at around 4:30 p.m. Belton officers were dispatched to the Belton Middle School in reference to a party brandishing a firearm.
Upon arrival, the officers detained and subsequently arrested a 16-year-old juvenile. The officers recovered a replica pistol. No parties were injured in the incident.
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