Nationwide, the American Red Cross responds to nearly 70,000 disasters each year. The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, provides relief to victims of disaster and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. This [...]

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Alcohol and marijuana still the substances of choice
Colin Mathews, the 15-year-old who died after taking an unconfirmed amount of OxyContin on March 28, was not the only one in his circle of friends misusing prescription medications.
From ‘friend’ entries on his MySpace page, it appears the pain killer morphine; attention deficit pills Adderall, Focalin and Dexedrine; [...]

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A visitor hiking the Na Pali Coast yesterday sustained injuries and had to be evacuated by Air 1 rescue helicopter.
“We received a call around 4 p.m. from a male hiker saying there was an injured female in the Hanakoa Valley,” said Mary Daubert, Kaua‘i County spokesperson.
Emergency personnel dispatched from Lihu‘e in the chopper to evacuate [...]

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The U.S. Coast Guard airlifted the captain of a container ship about 50 miles west of Kauai.
The 750-foot Amarantha was bound to Hawaii from Japan when the captain, suffering from abdominal pains, called for help at about 4:45 a.m. Tuesday.
At about 7:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, Coast Guard crews from Air Station Barbers Point was on [...]

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A 48-year-old South Carolina man was rescued from the surf at Lumahai Beach on the North Shore yesterday around 3 p.m.
County spokesperson Mary Daubert said bystander Nikona Ghiglari observed the West Cola, S.C. man in distress, and retrieved a recently installed rescue tube and swam out to assist the struggling man. Craig Touchton was brought [...]

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A reportedly intoxicated man recently trotted a horse into the lobby at Wilcox Memorial Hospital in Lihu‘e with a single mission in mind — cheering up his ailing family member, an official said yesterday.
The unidentified dude picked up the phone and told the operator, “I’m coming up to see a relative,” Wilcox Hospital spokeswoman Lani [...]

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