Tuscaloosa firefighters, UA students team up to help people with minor medical problems
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – May 17
A newly formed partnership between Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue and the University of Alabama is helping fire fighters better respond to 911 calls that aren’t emergencies. “I haven’t ate anything today,” 64-year-old Joyce Steward told an EMT on Tuesday morning. Brett Garrett, the EMS Prevention Coordinator for Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue, checked Steward’s blood sugar. “And it causes me to shake, my body to shake real bad. And I mean I lay in the bed and shake real bad,” Steward said … Three University of Alabama students in social work will work with EMTs responding to non emergency calls. They’ll help people who need long term assistance so they won’t have to call 911 for help.
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The dangers of Kratom
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – May 17
Law enforcement statewide is now cracking down on a drug called Kratom. Governor Robert Bentley signed a bill making the substance illegal. Kratom can be snorted, smoked or orally ingested. Dr. Richard Friend of the University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences says the drug can have psycho-stimulate and euphoric effects.
The ABA Wants Your Help Picking the Best Legal Fiction
Find Law – May 17
If you like the law and you love literature, the American Bar Association wants to hear from you. The ABA and the University of Alabama School of Law announced the finalists for the 2016 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction last week. The Harper Lee Prize (which the late author of “To Kill a Mockingbird” has given her stamp of approval) is given every year to the best legal fiction that “illuminates the role of lawyers in society and their power to effect change.”
High School Senior plans to run for Trussville City Council
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – May 16
A high school senior plans to run for an open seat on the Trussville City Council. Anthony Irwin attends the Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School. He will enroll at The University of Alabama’s Honors College in the fall. Irwin says he has a passion for serving people and he believes young people need to step up and be more engaged in their communities.