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SentarAlert gives patients, visitors instant texts during critical safety events

By Potomac Local News
The emergency department at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center in Woodbridge.

Patients and visitors to Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, as well as all Sentara Healthcare hospitals and outpatient facilities, are now able to receive timely text messages during critical safety events. A new opt-in emergency notification service dubbed SentarAlert allows anyone in Sentara facilities to receive the same texts Sentara employees receive through our emergency notification system (ENS).

SentarAlert allows patients and visitors to text a keyword unique to each Sentara facility or region to 333111 and immediately begin receiving critical safety messages. SentarAlert will begin the service with two critical safety notifications: Active Shooter and Evacuation. At 120 characters, notifications are brief and cryptic, like tweets, and designed to be augmented by overhead pages in hospitals and sites with public address systems.

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Ceres’ Nanotrap Lyme Antigen Test System FDA Breakthrough Device designation an important step for treatment

By Katherine Gotthardt

In July, Ceres Nanosciences (Ceres) announced it received Breakthrough Device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new point-of-care Nanotrap Lyme Antigen Test System. This diagnostic test requires only a patient’s urine sample to deliver results to the physician and patient at the earliest stages of infection, when treatment is most successful.

Under the Breakthrough Device program, the FDA works with a test developer to reduce the time and cost from development to approval.

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Two robberies, one malicious wounding, one shooting in under 48 hours

By Potomac Local News

From the Prince William police press release:

Strong-Armed Robbery – On August 18 at 9:30PM, officers began to investigate an alleged robbery that occurred somewhere in Prince William County earlier that evening. The victim, a 25-year-old man, reported to police that he was walking along an unknown road in Prince William County between 8:00PM and 9:00PM when he was pushed to the ground from behind then punched in the face by an unknown black male. The unknown suspect took money, clothing, and other various items from the victim before fleeing the area on foot. The victim later responded to the Paul T. White Station in Manassas to report the incident. No injuries were reported. The investigation continues.

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Motorcyclist dies in crash, investigation continues

By Potomac Local News

From the Prince William police press release:

On August 19 at 2:00AM, investigators from the Crash Investigation Unit responded to the area of Minnieville Rd and Andorra Dr in Woodbridge (22193) to investigate a crash involving a motorcycle. The investigation revealed that the operator of a 2004 Honda CBR1000RR motorcycle was traveling westbound on Minnieville Rd when the rider lost control and struck a curb. The operator continued down the sidewalk before striking a guardrail and becoming separated from the motorcycle. The operator then struck a gate of a residence in the 13900 block of Andorra Dr.

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Lake Ridge residents displaced by kitchen fire

By Potomac Local News
3190 Harvard St.

From a press release regarding a townhouse fire that happened August 18th, 2018 at 9:47 p.m.:

The fire is under investigation by the Prince William County Fire Marshal’s Office. The Red Cross was called to assist three residents who were displaced by the fire. Fire and Rescue units from OWL VFD, Dale City VFD, and PWC DF&R responded to the incident.

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Does the senior in your life have Lyme disease?

By Potomac Local News
Jack and Jacqueline St.Clair, Owners Home Instead Senior Care of Manassas.

Maybe the name Kris Kristofferson rings a bell, or maybe it doesn’t. Either way, here’s a little story about the songwriter and actor who is now 80.

For several years, it was thought he was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or some other kind of dementia. His memory had been deteriorating. Then in June 2016, he revealed he was misdiagnosed. What he actually had was Lyme disease.

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