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DESTINATIONS On location DESTINATIONS Anyone’s Guess OFFICIAL RULES about 100 to 110 films a day. And on my first day, I read upward of 200 cases, since things had piled up due to lack of resources and a malfunction in the teleradiology system that was normally utilized after hours. Once we got caught up, and the system was repaired, however, I read studies from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. There were also some occasions when they had questions for me after hours, and I was glad to help out, especially since I was living in the hospital anyway.” After lending a helping hand, the physicians prepared for their return home on Friday when electricity finally came on again at the facilities. Many of the cases Dr. Menendez saw were storm-related. “Besides the typical things this agricultural community usually presents with, we also saw many people with injuries from fallen branches, flying debris, and falls from ladders. We also saw one woman, about 7 months pregnant, who had gotten an infection but could not get to us during the storm. By the time she came in, she was basically in septic shock, and she coded. Fortunately, they were able to bring her back and by the end of the week, she was doing quite well.” As Dr. Menendez was preparing to return home on Friday, the electricity finally came on again. “The timing was perfect. I was glad to see that everything would be okay, and I was deeply grateful that I was able to help out at such a crucial time. All week long, people worked together, stayed positive, and helped in any way they could. It was a very positive experience, and I was grateful to be a part of it.” L L REFERENCE Beaumont Enterprise. (Oct. 8, 2008). Meteorologists learn from Hurricane Ike. Retrieved Nov. 6, 2008, from http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/ news/local/meteorolgists_learn_from_hurricane_ike_10-08-2008.html 1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE CHANCES OF WINNING. 2. To enter, eligible contestants should fill in the identity of this month’s image, including the city and state of location, with the contestant’s name, address and phone number either: 1) on a postcard (approximate size 4” x 6”) or, 2) via an e-mail. Mail postcard entries to LocumLife, Anyone’s Guess Contest, 106 Milford St., Suite 105, Salisbury, MD 21804-6966. Submit e-mail entries electronically to locumguess@advanstar.com (only one entry per contestant allowed). Faxed submissions will not be accepted. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Sponsor is not responsible for capturing late, lost, mis-directed, damaged, or illegible entries. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. 3. All entries must be received no later than January 15, 2009, at which time a winning entry will be drawn randomly from a pool of correct responses. In the event no correct responses are received, a winning entry will be drawn randomly from a pool of all responses timely received. The potential winner will be contacted by phone or mail no later than two weeks from the drawing. If the potential winner does not respond with 14 days after contact or does not return a require release within a specified time, Sponsor reserves the right at Sponsor’s sole discretion to select an alternate. The winner may, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, be required to execute an affidavit of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules and release of liability and (where legal) publicity. Sponsor is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify winners. 4. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Participants agree to be bound by these rules and all decisions of the judges, which shall be final. 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SPONSOR: Advanstar Communications Inc., 106 Milford St., Suite 105, Salisbury, MD 21804-6966. ANSWER TO OCTOBER’S CONTEST United States Air Force Memorial Arlington, Virginia Congratulations, Roop Tejwani, MD, of Slidell, LA, winner of October’s random prize drawing. We hope you enjoy the Williams-Sonoma Gift Card! Photo: Getty Images/Peter Gridley Lisa Daggett is a freelance writer based in Saugerties, New York. 30 LocumLife DECEMBER 2008 www.LocumLife.com http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/local/meteorolgists_learn_from_hurricane_ike_10-08-2008.html http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/local/meteorolgists_learn_from_hurricane_ike_10-08-2008.html http://www.LocumLife.com

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