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TO YOUR HEALTH ▸
How to save a life
CPR and AED
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Methodist Richardson Medical Center
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Winter 2011 – 2012
In an emergency,
911 is an easy
number to
remember. But what
about that of your
doctor or your health
insurance company?
Keep important
numbers like these
saved in your cellphone
for quick reference
when time matters most.
You can also keep an
emergency information
form tucked in your wallet.
Download the form at
www.MethodistHealthSystem.org/
HealthInfo
.
Score a touchdown for your
health at the Health Fair
at Cowboys Stadium on
Saturday, Nov. 12, from
8 a.m. to 3 p.m., sponsored
by Methodist Health System,
GlaxoSmithKline, and other
health and wellness partners.
Military veterans, their
families, and the general
public (ages 18 and older)
are invited to tour the stadium,
learn more about living healthy,
and get screened for important
health issues — all free of charge.
Free screenings include:
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Bone density (osteoporosis)
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Blood glucose (diabetes)
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Body mass index (obesity)
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Lung function (asthma)
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Blood pressure
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Cholesterol lipid profile
(heart disease)
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Grip strength.
To learn more about the event and to register for a
stadium tour (space is limited), please call
866-543-6461,
ext. 110,
or go to
www.dallascowboys.com/healthy
.
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Cowboy stadium
FREE
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If someone you love suddenly went into cardiac arrest,
would you know what to do? Call 911, of course, so
essential emergency medical services could be on
their way.
But if you were also able to start cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) or, even better, use an automatic
external defibrillator (AED), you could significantly
increase his or her odds of surviving, says Brian
Kenjarski, MD, medical director of the emergency
department at Methodist Richardson Medical Center
and an independently practicing emergency medicine
physician on its medical staff.
“An AED device analyzes the condition the heart is
in and only delivers a shock if it needs to,” he says.
“The biggest difference I’ve seen in the emergency
department starts with the use of an AED in the field.
With the proper training and knowledge of what to
do, you canmake a big difference.”
Find a CPR class offered at Methodist at
www.MethodistHealthSystem.org/Events
.
Texas law prohibits hospitals from practicing medicine. The physicians on the
Methodist Health System medical staff are independent practitioners who
are not employees or agents of Methodist Health System.
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