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Evansville Area Scores High in Cardiac Care

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Successes are higher in Cardiac Arrest and Heart Attack

(Evansville, Indiana) — Throughout the United States, persons fall victim to heart attacks and sudden cardiac arrests every day. The Emergency Medical Services system is there to care for and help provide better outcomes for those individuals who suffer these events. In Evansville, the fire department first responders and American Medical Response have focused on improving the outcomes of our patients. Two of the most time critical, life threatening conditions are heart attacks and cardiac arrest.

In May, American Medical Response and the Evansville Fire Department received word that the community’s cardiac arrest outcomes during 2014 exceeded the national aggregate by a significant amount. The numbers, reported by the CARES (The Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival) program, a national cardiac arrest measurement group supported by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Emory University, showed a drastic difference in outcomes for Evansville and Vanderburgh County when compared to national averages. Bystander CPR is the first link in the chain of survival. The   quality CPR and basic life support care provided by the Evansville Fire Department and surrounding Vanderburgh County fire departments coupled with the Emergency Medical Dispatch instructions for callers to 911 and the paramedic care provided by AMR has resulted in a higher success rate.

Below is a summary of these important numbers:

  • Bystander CPR: National – 40.4%, Evansville – 43.8%
  • Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) applied prior to EMS arrival: National – 27.1%, Evansville – 52.6%
  • First Responder Defibrillation: National – 6.1%, Evansville – 13.0%
  • ROSC (Return of a pulse by EMS): National – 32.2%, Evansville – 35.4%
  • Survival to discharge from Hospital: National – 10.8%, Evansville – 14.6%
  • Utstein Survival (presumed cardiac nature): National: 32.5%, Evansville – 47.6%

In addition to exceptional care provided for cardiac arrest, AMR was recognized in May as a Gold level provider in the American Heart Association’s Mission Lifeline program. The program focuses on the application of 12-lead electrocardiograms in the prehospital setting and the relay of that information to the receiving hospital for the purpose of decreasing time to critical interventions in the cardiac catheterization lab. AMR was one of only three Indiana EMS providers recognized this year by the AHA.

THE GOVERNOR IN THE TIN FOIL HAT

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By Jason Stanford

Operation Jade Helm has inspired a million jokes, and some of them have even been funny. But as much as comedians might jump on Greg Abbott for sending the Texas State Guard to monitor military exercises as the latest excuse to mock the reactionary rubes south of the Red River, Texas now faces an existential crisis: Is the Governor really this crazy?

From a distance, Gov. Abbott indulging the paranoid delusion that a special operations training exercise in Bastrop County is a precursor to an invasion looks absolutely crazypants. Oh, look at the Texans, they say, they’ve gone and done it. They’re being Texans again.

Said HBO’s Bill Maher to Texas, “You are the White Somalia,” which probably makes sense and might even be funny in context.

Rachel Maddow, checking in from the liberal flagship at MSNBC, said the “panicked, paranoid conspiracy” is one big joke. “Fearful Texas GOP base amuses nation with conspiracy panic,” blared a headline. Even for those inclined to agree with Maddow, the smugness was unbearable.

Too many are using the paranoia as a joke that never pays off. The problem is that the set up is all “you gotta be kidding me,” but the payoff is simply, “Nope.” Just because something is ludicrous and embarrassing doesn’t make it funny. Otherwise, I would have been more popular in high school.

Once you get past the regional bias underlying most of the “jokes” about Jade Helm, what you find is actually frightening: Greg Abbott either truly does not trust the United States military and the commander-in-chief to respect the sovereignty of Texas, or he’s pandering to his slightly seditious and extremely paranoid base. Sadly, it’s not clear which sin we need to forgive here.

Obviously, Barack Obama does not want to invade Texas and place it under martial law. This is silly. What is not silly is that the Governor may have taken this idea seriously. So now Texas, by all rights a home to millions of reasonable and good people as well as many others, has to ponder whether it elected a Governor who keeps an eye peeled for black helicopters.

I’m not remotely someone who would ever vote for Abbott, but even I would like to believe that he’s pandering. The evidence to the contrary, however, is worrisome.

For starters, when it comes to campaigns he’s no smooth criminal. His huge margin of victory masked a ham-handed operation. His campaign spent two weeks flubbing the equal pay question, which was before or after he got bogged down in questions about Ted Nugent. There was also that awkward period when he waited too long to disavow “retard Barbie.” And who could forget the time he said Texans just needed to “drive around” to find out which warehouses contained chemicals that could explode?

If Abbott were a peanut butter he’d be chunky because he is not and never will be smooth.

Admittedly, there is recent evidence of him trimming his sails to capture the prevailing wind. When he went from insisting on a cut in property taxes to simply demanding a tax cut, he looked like a politician who knew which way the wind blows. That’s the kind of politician clever enough to pander to his base even when he doesn’t necessarily agree with it.

Abbott is more consistent as an ideologue. He famously described his job as attorney general thusly: “I go into the office, I sue the federal government, and then I go home.”

Keep in mind that Abbott is Ted Cruz’s mentor. And while Texas’ very junior senator bears all the tell-tale signs of having no core beliefs, there’s not much in the way of evidence that Abbott is as calculating.

I would rather believe that I merely disagree with Gov. Abbott and not that he is so disagreeable as to think Texas faces a threat of invasion from a country it is, it should be said, already a part of. But whether Abbott believes that Jade Helm is the tip of the spear for martial law or whether he’s merely pretending to might, in the final analysis, not matter.

If the tin foil hat fits, wear it.

“Indiana’s Not Buying It” aims to raise awareness on sex trade during the Indianapolis 500

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Demand for commercial sex increases dramatically when large numbers of men gather for sports

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Today, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced the ongoing efforts of a statewide awareness campaign aimed at combatting child sex trafficking.  These efforts coincide with the upcoming Indianapolis 500, which could exceed attendance of 300,000 people, with many visiting from out of town.

The “Indiana’s Not Buying It” campaign focuses on reducing the demand for commercial sex that fuels human trafficking. Human trafficking occurs when people are recruited into the sex or labor trade through force, fraud or coercion or when a child is used for commercial sex. It happens in all corners of the state, and primarily to young, vulnerable populations, said Zoeller. The average age at which children in the U.S. first become victims of sex trafficking is 13. The average age of death of a person involved in prostitution is 34, and the most common cause of death is homicide.

“The violent, exploitive sex trade that victimizes far too many children will not end unless we stand up as a society and refuse to tolerate commercial sex,” said Zoeller, who co-chairs the Indiana Protection for Abused and Trafficked Humans (IPATH) Task Force. “With a major sporting event approaching, I hope this message reaches men who purchase sex that we are no longer buying any excuses.”

Last month “Indiana’s Not Buying It” campaign launched in conjunction with the 2015 NCAA Final Four championship, which was held in Indianapolis. It is well documented from events from around the nation that demand for commercial sex increases dramatically when large numbers of men gather for sports or another party atmosphere. Last year in an analysis of Backpage.com ads in the Louisville area, researchers found the largest spike in adult services classified ads occurred during March Madness with more than 100 ads per day. Similarly, when the Super Bowl was held in Indianapolis in 2012, the number of Indiana-specific “escort” ads on Backpage jumped from eight in December prior to the event to 129 the day before the Super Bowl.

According to law enforcement, there were 18 commercial sex related arrests during the 2015 NCAA Final Four.

Following the launch of the campaign, IPATH launched a training and awareness blitz in Central Indiana. Flyers and other victim recovery materials aimed at reaching and providing resources to victims were distributed at truck stops, rest areas and taxi cab services, in addition to local restaurants, bars and other tourism hot spots. The Indiana Motor Truck Association and Indiana Department of Transportation facilitated the distribution of these materials. IPATH also worked to train area hotel staffs on spotting the red flags associated with trafficked victims. 40 hotels/motels in the Indianapolis and surrounding area received awareness materials.

Similarly, to reach those that are in town for the Indianapolis 500, IPATH specifically targeted businesses in the Speedway area and hotels around the city by distributing resources and victim recovery materials.

The awareness campaign features a PSA starring local professional athletes and sports personalities, including IndyCar driver Ed Carpenter, Lavoy Allen from the Indiana Pacers, Matt Hasselbeck from the Indianapolis Colts, and Donnie Walsh of the Pacers. The PSA can be viewed at www.INNotBuyingIt.org. The Not Buying It message is being publicized on 35 billboards throughout the state, as well as on the local public transit system, IndyGo. The Outdoor Advertising Association of Indiana (OAAI) donated the billboard space, and the PSA was produced by the Pacers.

During the 2015 legislative session, the Attorney General’s Office has worked with state legislators to strengthen Indiana’s human trafficking laws and provide more support for victims. These bills include:

  • Senate Bill 532, will go into effect on July 1, 2015 and allows prosecutors to seek civil forfeiture of the assets of a person accused of human trafficking, such as a house or vehicle. The value of any property seized in connection with human trafficking would be split, with 80 percent going to the human trafficking prevention and victim assistance fund, and 20 percent going to the county prosecutor’s office.  This new law will also require a person, who holds an alcohol permit for an establishment that provides adult entertainment, to require adult performers to provide proof of age and legal residency.  Establishments must also require all performers and employees to sign a document acknowledging their awareness of the problem of human trafficking as well as display human trafficking awareness posters on the premises.
  • House Bill 1216, which would ensure children are not held criminally liable under Indiana’s prostitution laws if they are victims of human trafficking. It would also require a law enforcement agency to immediately contact the Department of Child Services if the law enforcement agency detains an alleged victim of human or sexual trafficking who is less than 18 years of age.

Zoeller appreciates the support of the authors and sponsors of these bills for their work to advance these critical initiatives.

For the past several years, Zoeller has supported legislative changes in Indiana that make it easier to prosecute and hold traffickers accountable. He also serves on the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) Standing Committee Against Human Trafficking.

For more information about Indiana’s Not Buying It campaign and the Attorney General’s other human trafficking prevention efforts, visit www.INNotBuyingIt.org. To schedule a human trafficking prevention training event or to learn more about these efforts, contact humantraffickinginfo@atg.in.gov.

Human trafficking tips can be reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline at: 888-3737-888 (text BeFree to 233733). If it is an emergency, call 911. If a child may be in danger, call the Indiana Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline: 1-800-800-5556. Tips can also be reported to the Indiana Attorney General’s Office by emailing humantraffickingtip@atg.in.gov.

Siepierski named the 2015 Trustees Distinguished Merit Award winner

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After completing a double major in political science and philosophy at the University of Southern Indiana in 2014, John Siepierski of Bradford, Pennsylvania, decided to further his education by working toward a degree in engineering. His hard work and academic achievements has earned him the 2015 Trustees Distinguished Merit award. The award recognizes outstanding achievement not only in the student’s major but also in the liberal arts and sciences that form the core curriculum. Each College at USI nominates one student for the honor, which includes a $1,500 award.

At USI, Sieperski has served as a physics supplemental instructor, a writing tutor and physics tutor. As president of the USI Political Science Society, he led a campaign to allow a polling location on campus. In 2014, he was awarded an Endeavor grant for test flights for high altitude balloons, a University-funded independent research project.

He also has received the Philosophy Recognition Award, the Academic Achievement Award in Philosophy and the Student Ambassador Scholarship, which allowed him to study abroad in Finland.

Sieperski says the USI faculty has been inspirational, including faculty mentor, Dr. Glen Kissel, associate professor of engineering. “Working with him has been one of the most exciting and rewarding experiences at USI,” Sieperski said. He also credits Brian Steinkamp, instructor in physics for being a “great mentor and friend,” as well as Dr. Mary Lynn Stoll, associate professor of philosophy, whose class he enjoyed so much he added philosophy as a second major.

After attaining his degree in engineering, which he expects to complete in 2016, he plans to pursue a career in the aerospace industry.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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 Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday, May 21, 2015

Jerry Camden                               Unlawful Possession of Syringe-Level 6 Felony

Possession of Narcotic Drug-Level 6 Felony

Possession of Paraphernalia-Class A Misdemeanor

Darcy Loving-Packer                Burglary-Level 4 Felony

Residential Entry-Level 6 Felony

Paul Rhodes                             Possession of Methamphetamine-Level 6 Felony

Possession of Paraphernalia-Class A Misdemeanor

Paul Vessechia                          Legend Drug Deception-Level 6 Felony

Possession of Marijuana-Class B Misdemeanor

James Taylor                    Burglary-Level 4 Felony

Residential Entry-Level 6 Felony

Battery-Class B Misdemeanor

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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 Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday, May 20, 2015

William Coates            Battery by Means of a Deadly Weapon-Level 5 Felony

Cody Craft                    Possession of Narcotic Drug-Level 6 Felony

Possession of Paraphernalia-Class A Misdemeanor

Possession of Marijuana-Class B Misdemeanor

Anwar Munabbih      Criminal Recklessness-Level 6 Felony      

Adam Pancake              Strangulation-Level 6 Felony

Battery-Class B Misdemeanor

Angela Riggle              Intimidation-Level 5 Felony

Domestic Battery-Class A Misdemeanor

Alex Seets                    Carrying a Handgun without a License-Level 5 Felony

Billy Whitaker              Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person with a Passenger

Less than 18 Years of Age-Level 6 Felony

Adjani Dowell             Trafficking with an Inmate-Level 5 Felony

Possession of Marijuana-Class A Misdemeanor 

Robert Farmer           Operating a Motor Vehicle after Forfeiture of License for Life-Level 5 Felony

Darius Irvine                Arson-Level 4 Felony

Criminal Recklessness-Level 6 Felony

Possession of Marijuana-Class B Misdemeanor

Steven Parkman             Battery by Means of a Deadly Weapon-Level 5 Felony

Adam Tokarski             Possession of Methamphetamine-Level 6 Felony

Possession of Narcotic Drug-Level 6 Felony

Legend Drug Deception-Level 6 Felony

Possession of Paraphernalia-Class A Misdemeanor

Matthew Wilderman  Operating a Vehicle with an ACE of .08 or More-Level 6 Felony

Man Stops by Sheriff’s Office to Confess Plan to Manufacture Methamphetamine

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On Thursday, May 21, 2015 at approximately 11:30 am, Mr. Kelly Travis Adkins visited the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office Command Post and asked to speak with a sheriff’s deputy.

Mr. Adkins then explained to a Sheriff’s Office detective that he wished to detail how he had attempted to manufacture methamphetamine. Mr. Adkins was carrying a liquid filled container labeled “Concentrated Sulfuric Acid” and was in possession of a small baggie containing methamphetamine.

After being escorted inside, Mr. Adkins voluntarily explained the details of his plan. He had purchased the sulfuric acid via the internet, but after the acid arrived he had second thoughts. Mr. Adkins then decided he should confess to his intentions to manufacture methamphetamine. Mr. Adkins clarified that he never actually manufactured methamphetamine himself, but wanted to learn. He explained that he recently allowed a friend to manufacture methamphetamine at his residence in hopes of learning the process. Mr. Adkins indicated that he still had methamphetamine precursors at his residence at 1104 Loft Cove.

A search of Mr. Adkins residence was conducted by detectives assigned to the Joint Narcotics Task Force. Methamphetamine precursors and paraphernalia were located and seized as evidence.

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Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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IS IT TRUE FOR MAY 22, 2015

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IS IT TRUE we are going to take a Memorial weekend vacation?  …we hope you have a safe and enjoyable vacation?

 

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