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) Conference tackles emergency care
Emergency medical and nursing care is being discussed at a two-day conference in Adelaide.Chris Cotton from the EmergencySA organising committee says the conference is for GPs, nurses, paramedics and ambulance officers.
Topics under discussion include managing terrorism incidents and other major emergencies from a medical perspective, including organ donation.
He says the latest techniques and procedures in emergency medicine are being shared.
"The idea is just to get the latest updates and make sure we're all on the same page as far as the continuum of medical and emergency care," he said.
"The South Australian public can be assured that their treatment is timely, efficient and consistent."
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) Volunteers help love of gardening grow
On Tuesday of this week, Ohio State University Master Gardener volunteers Toni Bouhassin and Joan Trent worked with about a dozen members of the Ballinger Traumatic Brain Injury clubhouse on Waterloo Road, alongside about a dozen other Master Gardeners. While Bouhassin and her volunteer assistants helped members chop herbs and tomatoes for fresh, healthful salads and appetizers, Trent and other volunteers worked with members to plant containers in the clubhouse courtyard. One week earlier, the women met with clubhouse members to learn their food likes and dislikes and favorite flower colors, then returned Tuesday with annuals, herbs and recipe ingredients in hand.Across the state in more than 65 counties, more than 3,100 OSU Master Gardener volunteers share their love for gardening by teaching gardening practices to other gardeners. More>>
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) Old friends share memories of Rock Creek community
ELDORADO - Eula Audry Littrell, 95, is a recent resident of Fountainview Nursing Home. Her friend Eva Bryan, 91, Eldorado, spent some time with Littrell Tuesday and they reminisced about their younger years growing up in rural Hardin County.The two have known each other since they were children. They were neighbors living about 3 miles from the community of Rock Creek northwest of Cave-In-Rock."We were really country people," Littrell said. . More>>