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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Tuesday, April 22, 2014 INCIDENTS Southeast Arizona Group Seriously Ill Woman Rescued On April 20th, Chiricahua National Monument rangers were cleaning the park horse stable just outside the park boundary when a man approached them, seeking assistance. The man, who in his mid-30s, had carried his wife nearly a mile to Highway 181 to seek help for a medical emergency. Rangers treated the 27-year-old woman, who was experiencing signs and symptoms of diabetic HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketoacidosis" ketoacidosis. The couple had crossed the US/Mexico border illegally and had been walking for more than two weeks. Neither the husband nor the wife had eaten in more than a week. Rangers requested assistance from the US Border Patrol and Cochise County EMS. An ambulance was dispatched from Pearce/Sunsites EMS. Based on the woman's unstable condition and her altered mental status, paramedics responding by ambulance requested a life flight helicopter. Due to one of the rangers Spanish language proficiency, rangers were able to rapidly treat the woman and provide information to responding agencies. She was admitted to a local hospital. [Chief Ranger's Office] OTHER NEWS The following stories are among those in today's webpage editions of InsideNPS (available to NPS employees only) and the Morning Report (available to all readers): Workforce, Relevancy and Inclusion - The leadership committee for the Council for Indigenous Relevancy, Communication, Leadership, and Excellence (CIRCLE), a group created to improve the Service's understanding of American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian issues, held its first meeting in late March, setting its course for the next two years. Keweenaw NHP - Keweenaw National Historical Park and Isle Royale National Park held a productive joint Park Break session focusing on archaeological resources on the week of April 7th. President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home NHS - The park hosted its third annual Hope for Humanity Film Festival between April 10th and April 12th. Yosemite NP - Yosemite National Park recently kicked off the second year of its mentorship program with 22 participants representing all eight park divisions. United States Park Police - Captain Charles Guddemi and several other Park Police officers have been recognized for their efforts to establish a K-9 narcotics detection training school. To see the full text of these stories, readers should go to one or the other of the following sites: NPS employees - HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index Non-NPS employees - HYPERLINK "http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/" http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/ The Morning Report is produced by the Office of Communications with the support of the Office of the Associate Director for Information Resources. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@contractor.nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@contractor.nps.gov). --- ### --- |