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Happy New Year!
Winter Fun Facts:
Each snowflake is made up of from 2 to about 200 separate
crystals.
Believe it or not, snow is actually clear/transparent.
Most snowflakes are less than one-half inch across.
Scientists think that there are five different shapes of snow
crystals.
The shape that a snow crystal will take depends on the
temperature at which it was formed.
The fluffiest snow falls at temperatures around 15°F.
More Winter Fun
Facts:
The first day of winter is the shortest day of the year.
Antarctica is the coldest place on earth.
The coldest place in North America: Snag, the Yukon Territory of
Canada with a recorded temperature of -81.4 F on February 3,
1947.
The most snowfall within 24 hours in the U.S. was 63 inches and
occurred in Georgetown, Colorado on December 4, 1913.
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A message from the President
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Knowing is not enough;
we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must
do.
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Happy New Year! We jumped into 2010 with a
goal-setting session and are looking forward to
a strong year! Were determined to reach all of
you and show you why working with National
Anesthesia Services is the right choice for you
this year! We are enjoying the feedback on our
recent video launch on our website. If you
havent had a chance yet to watch, go to
www.nationalanesthesia.com
and check us out. The New Year is perfect for
fresh starts. If you havent worked with us yet,
make that one of your goals this year!
In this issue of National News youll read about
our response to the crisis in Haiti in the
article "Haiti Anesthesia Relief." On Monday of
next week you will be able to visit
www.haitianesthesiarelief.com
for more information about how to get involved
or contribute. The article OSA Presents No
Anesthesia Risks in Endoscopy you will read
reports on patients suffering from sleep apnea
and the risks of anesthesia complications they
face during endoscopy procedures. Last but not
least you will read about a National Anesthesias
trip to Florida in Forget Waldo, where is
National Anesthesia??
To tie up this
month's President's Letter I'd like to draw your
attention to the quote above. At National
Anesthesia we don't just discuss the different
ways we can improve our business to better serve
the clients, CRNAs and anesthesiologists we work
with. We continuously take steps to make sure
we're providing the type of service you deserve
to receive when calling a staffing firm. We have
a great team here and I think you'll find that
if you have questions, concerns or staffing
needs, you'll only have to make one phone call -
to National Anesthesia!
Stephen Read, President
National Anesthesia Services, Inc.
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Quote of the month
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"The time for action
is now. It's never too late to do something."
----- Antione de Saint Exupery |
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Haiti Anesthesia Relief
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The National
Anesthesia team has always been strong
proponents of teamwork to bring collective
results. This was never more evident than in our
fast and furious effort to bring everybody
together to help Haiti in the wake of the
devastating earthquake. We immediately started
searching for anesthesiologists and CRNAs who
could join the medical personnel on the ground
in Haiti. The phrase "if you call, they will
come" doesn't do justice to the response we
received, the emails and phone calls came in
droves. We are proceeding to make sure that
those who want to volunteer are connected with
the right relief organization.
In order to streamline responses and keep the
ball moving quickly in this time of crisis
National Anesthesia has began Haiti Anesthesia
Relief. Starting next week you will be able to
visit
www.haitianesthesiarelief.com
and view over twenty different relief
organizations that we have researched and apply
to the missions that you feel strongly towards.
The application process for each cause will vary
but once you are assigned a mission, we
encourage you to call us to discuss more details
on how we can aid you in your trip.
While the need for help will be emphasized
worldwide for the next several months, it will
take years of missions and assistance to keep
Haiti on the road to recovery. Please check out
www.haitianesthesiarelief.com
and allow us to help you be part of this effort!
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OSA Presents No Anesthesia Risks in Endoscopy
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Endoscopy patients who
suffer from obstructive sleep apnea are not at
increased risk for anesthesia-related
complications while under conscious sedation,
according to a study published in the December
issue of the journal Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Researchers at Yale University's department of
medicine and division of gastroenterology in New
Haven, Conn., used the Berlin Questionnaire to
gauge the OSA risk of 233 patients who underwent
routine upper endoscopy and colonoscopy
procedures. The assessment tool asks patients
OSA symptom-related questions such as: Has your
weight changed? Do you snore? Are you tired
after sleeping? Have you ever fallen asleep
while driving? Do you have high blood pressure?
The researchers, led by Vijay S. Khiani, MD,
discovered that approximately one-third of the
patients they studied were at high risk of OSA,
but they also found that the difference in the
rate of transient hypoxia (a pulse oximetry
measurement less than 92%) between high- and
low-risk patients was insignificant (10% versus
7%, respectively).
Based on those findings, the researchers say
most endoscopy patients, even if they haven't
been screened for OSA, can undergo conscious
sedation for routine endoscopic procedures with
standard monitoring practices.
Daniel Cook
www.outpatientsurgery.net
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Forget Waldo, where is National Anesthesia??
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Our company was named
National Anesthesia Services for a reason. Not
only do we staff nationally but we tend to pop
in at different locations all over the U.S.A!
Just this week a couple of our account managers
visited a large group of our locum CRNAs who
were on assignment in northeast Florida. They
were able to meet several members of the
hospital staff and received an in-depth tour of
the facility as well. In a business where so
much of our communication is made over the
phone, it was great to finally put some faces to
the names and familiar voices that we hear every
day. A sunny day in Florida was a welcome
reprieve from our chilly Michigan winter... they
were snow birds for a day!
In the future keep your eyes peeled, you never
know where we'll show up next!
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external sources. However, while we have
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should be aware that the Materials may be
incomplete, may contain errors, or may have
become out of date. You should therefore verify
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