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Bones Break--And So Does The News

Sometimes I just want to pass on some new and interesting tidbits of information, specifically that pertain to trails and first aid. This is where you'll find those links:

• Not New England, but interesting nonetheless, Anthony Fauci was hospitalized with West Nile Virus.
• Eastern Equine Encephalitis in the news again as four Massachusetts implement a voluntary lockdown to help stop the spread. Read more about EEE and other mosquito illnesses here.
• Automated Tourniquet: citing some fairly high failure rates from regular combat style tourniquets, Hannah Herbst developed an automated pneumatic tourniquet known as AutoTQ. Here's an interview with Hannah on Medscape. Read more about tourniquets here.
• Intranasal Epinephrine: you may no longer need to worry about the needle from an EpiPen when someone is having an anaphylactic reaction. The FDA just approved an intranasal spray called Nefty. Read more about bees (the most likely culprit of anaphylaxis on the trails), here.
• Eastern Equine Encaphalitis in Chittendon County, Vermont, the first time in the state for more than a decade. Read more about EEE and other mosquito illnesses here.
• Timber Rattlesnakes, rare in Massachusetts, seen near Springfield. Read more about snakes here.
• West Nile Virus detected in Western Massachusetts. Read more about WNV and other mosquito illnesses here.