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Feb. 14, 2016
Vol. 5, No. 6
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Thousands of Texans Learn
the Two Step
And How to Save a Life
More than 4,250
Texans learned lifesaving hands-only CPR during the Texas Two
Step How To Save A Life Campaign on Feb. 6. Hundreds of medical
student volunteers in Amarillo, Austin, College Station, Dallas,
El Paso, Fort Worth, Galveston, Houston, Lubbock, and San Antonio
taught participants how to save a life by taking two steps: No.
1: Call 911. No. 2: Begin hands-only CPR by pushing hard and
fast on the center of the chest.
More than 650
medical students representing all nine Texas medical schools taught
the Texas Two Step at 53 sites within the 10 cities.
The Texas College of
Emergency Physicians (TCEP), Texas Medical Association (TMA), and
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), and HealthCorps
and leadership consulting firm MaveRx created the event after
recognizing the need to train more Texans in lifesaving,
hands-only CPR.
Medical students hosted training events in
these cities:
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City
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Number of people trained
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Amarillo
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2
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40
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Austin
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5
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400
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College Station
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2
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281
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Dallas
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6
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711
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El Paso
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8
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650
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Fort Worth
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6
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490
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Galveston
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3
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41
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Houston
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12
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580
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Lubbock
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3
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210
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San Antonio
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6
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850
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Total
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53
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4,253
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A friendly
reminder: The resolutions for the next legislative session are due
Monday, Feb. 15.
If you have any issues you would like the BCMS Delegation to TMA to
consider regarding changes in policy or a stance you would like them
to take on a particular issue, it's time to submit your issue in the
form of a Resolution.
For a sample
resolution, see below.
For questions,
contact Mary Nava at 210-301-4395.
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Dr.
Roberto San Martin
Texas
Physicians Lead TMAIT Board of Trustees
At its May meeting, the TMA Board of Trustees approved
the nomination of Richard L. Noel, MD, of Houston, to serve on the
TMA Insurance Trust (TMAIT) Board of Trustees until 2018. Roberto San Martin, MD, of
San Antonio, will serve a final three-year term to
end in 2018.
At the September annual TMAIT meeting, Jack L. Cortese,
MD, of Corpus Christi, was reelected to a second three-year term on
the board to end in 2018. Bernard M. Gerber, MD, of Bellaire, was
reelected to a final three-year term on the board to end in 2018. The
TMAIT Board of Trustees unanimously approved the nominations of Drs.
Gerber and San Martin to serve as chair and secretary, respectively,
for the 2015-16 term.
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Silver-level
Circle of Friends sponsors contribute $3,000
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Support
our sponsors; our sponsors support us!
Thank
you to our BCMS Circle of Friends sponsors! This information is sent
on behalf of a valued sponsor, but it is not an endorsement.
Donations from Circle of Friends sponsors help keep down the cost of
dues and allow BCMS to continue to provide quality service to its
members. The society continues its pledge to you and only will
involve itself in services and programs that benefit you, the member,
and your patient.
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Bexar County
Medical Society
4334 N Loop 1604
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