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Medication for frostbite
A medication administered to heart attack or stroke victims to bust blood clots may help treat severe frostbite and reduce the risk of amputation, a study published on Monday said. While treatment for other areas of critical care has grown significantly in the last 25 years, it has largely remained the same for frostbite, the authors of the article published in the journal Archives of Surgery wrote. "Today, traditional therapy consists of tissue rewarming, prolonged watchful waiting and often delayed amputation," they wrote. "While many other areas of burns, trauma, and critical care have advanced significantly in their treatment modalities, the saying `frostbite in January, amputate in July' is still relevant today."
■ UNITED STATES
Boy kills deputy
A 15-year-old boy fatally shot one sheriff's deputy and seriously wounded another outside his home 16km west of Louisville, Kentucky. Deputy Frank Denzinger died hours after the shooting, Floyd County Sheriff Darrell Mills said early yesterday. Deputy Joel White was hospitalized in critical condition, he said. Officers searched the boy's neighborhood and a nearby wooded area, state police Sergeant Jerry Goodin said. Deputies went to the home around 6:30pm on Monday in a rural subdivision after a report of a confrontation between the boy and his mother, Lieutenant Frank Loop said. The boy's mother was not injured.
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