The following recommendations are generic for all types of cardiac stress tests: 1  Do not eat or drink for three hours prior to the procedure. This reduces the likelihood of nausea that may accompany strenuous exercise after a heavy meal. 2  Specific heart medicines may need to be stopped one or two days prior to the test.
San Francisco mayor Frank Jordan declared a state of emergency in the city as the looting continued into the night. a condition, declared by a government, in which martial law applies, usually because of civil unrest or natural disaster.
Dangers to life and health are serious enough that emergency response systems are considered vital. An emergency is a situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property, or environment. Most emergencies require urgent intervention to prevent a worsening of the situation, although in some situations, mitigation may not be possible and agencies may only be able to offer palliative care for the aftermath.