S.E. WOMAN FLOWN TO HOSPITAL AFTER DOG ATTACK

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A WOMAN IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON WAS SEVERELY INJURED YESTERDAY AFTER BEING MAULED BY A DOG, WHICH WAS LATER KILLED BY D.C. POLICE.

ACCORDING TO POLICE, THE WOMAN WAS MAULED AROUND 5 OR 6 PM NEAR THE 1800 BLOCK OF 41ST PLACE SE. AUTHORITIES REPORTED THAT THE WOMAN WAS SEVERELY HURT AND IS BELIEVED TO BE IN HER LATE 70S.

SHE WAS FLOWN BY HELICOPTER TO WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER WITH SERIOUS INJURIES TO HER SCALP AND EAR. TWO DOGS ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE ATTACK, ONE INCLUDING A PIT BULL.

SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON POST

MARYLAND RANKS LAST IN HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

ACCORDING TO A STUDY RELEASED BY THE TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH AND THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, MARYLAND RANKS LAST AMONG STATES NATIONWIDE IN READINESS FOR A HEALTH EMERGENCY.

MARYLAND SCORED A FIVE OUT OF 10 POSSIBLE POINTS FOR HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS CAPABILITIES. OTHER STATES THAT TIED WITH MARYLAND INCLUDED ARIZONA, CONNECTICUT, FLORIDA, MONTANA, AND NEBRASKA.

THE DISTRICT AND MORE THAN HALF OF THE OTHER STATES SCORED A SEVEN OR LESS.

SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON POST

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