Nevada Prevention Resource Center
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Volume:
9
Issue:
1 July 2013
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Germans in the Woods World War II veteran Joseph Robertson tells his son-in-law, John Fish, Jr., about a soldier he killed in combat. Robertson was an infantryman in the U.S. Army during World War II, where he fought in the Battle of the Bulge. The stark black and white images in this short haunt the viewer, just as Robertson is haunted by his memories from that battle.
The voice used in this animation is not an actor. This is a real man’s reflection of memories that still haunt him today and a very real glimpse into what it’s like to have PTSD.
“Germans in the Woods” from StoryCorps
National Center for PTSD
Stay Cool: Getting Too Hot Can Be Dangerous Heat-related illness is preventable. Still, hundreds of deaths from extreme heat events occur in the United States each year. It’s important to be aware of
who’s at greatest risk so you can take steps to help beat the heat. Older people, infants and young children, and people who are ill, obese or on certain medications are especially at risk.
It’s important to keep your cool when the days are hot.Your body has its own natural cooling system. Sweating is key to cooling; when sweat dries, it carries heat away from your body’s NIH News in Health surface and lowers your tem-
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perature. When sweating isn’t enough to help you cool down, you’re at risk for a heat-related illness called hyperthermia. “High temperatures can cause various organs within the body not to function optimally,” says Dr. Marie Bernard, deputy director of NIH’s National Institute on Aging. Excess body heat can stress the heart and harm the brain. It might even lead to a coma.
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National Unassisted Homebirth Week 7/1-7/7 This publication was supported in whole or in part by the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Agency (SAPTA) through State General Funds and/or the SAPT Block Grant for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the U.S. DHHS, SAMHSA, or the State of Nevada.