The ABCs of Tourniquets & How to Deal with Tough Times
Episode Segments:
The ABCs of Tourniquets Tourniquets save lives, and while the increased use of tourniquets has raised survival rates and reduced the need for blood transfusions, there are still many situations where tourniquets could be used, but are not. Reynold Henry, MD, MPH, General Surgery Chief Resident at Los Angeles County and USC Medical Center, explains how you could save a life.
How to Deal with Tough Times From time to time, every one of us faces difficulties in life. How we deal with these situations makes all the difference. Katherine May, author of "Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times," explains how to deal with these periods she calls "wintering," and what nature can teach us about slowing down to cope with life's darkest moments.
Why Some Pharmacies Stand Down in the Fight Against Addiction More than 70,000 American lives were lost to drug overdoses in 2019, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the problem grew even worse during the pandemic. Daniel Hartung, Pharm.D., M.P.H., Professor in the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy, led a study that found that 20% of pharmacies refuse to dispense a key medication, buprenorphine, to treat the addiction. He explains possible reasons behind the problem, and why the availability of this drug is so important in the battle against the opioid epidemic.