European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 03, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 3, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 11 letters to the editor emergency care for epileptic the Story that appeared recently in the stars and stripes about the 2-year-old Epi Leptic child really has me concerned. This May be one Man s opinion but the doctors nurses and staff of the Nurnberg army Hospital who had to wait for the re cords of the Little girl should be taken out and Strung up by their thumbs Over a slow fire. I Don t want to hear about rules and regulations the people in question trained people should be drummed out of the medical Field. . Stephen l. Denes Hess Isch Oldendorf Germany the Young girl is indeed fortunate for the alertness and Quick thinking of the three women on duty at Kalb Kinderland. What disturbs me the most is the quote we put her on the table in the Hospital. But the doctor could do nothing with out the child s medical  my question is in this Type of situation How far will the military Hospital go to save a person s life without medical re cords let us Hope the system does not have to be tested. . George m. Campbell Kalmar Germany thank god for the Quick thinking women who responded in this situation. Had anything happened to the Little girl could the doctors have justified them selves because there were no medical re cords name withheld Karlsruhe Germany i feel that the doctor needs a Long leave so he can rest. Then maybe hell realize that temporary records can be made on the spot. Then next time hell not jeopardize any one else s life. Mother and father of two Nen him Germany editor s note col. Or Richard b. Stuart commander he is. Army medical department activity Nurnberg replies thes Euh Okam coition on.  a Nolem u pm. J. C Hayloft Usan. Mutt Phoc Toh Tel flt it. 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Army Hospital Nura Berg on the Day in question Jan. 17,1978, not Jan. 10, 1978, As verified from the patient s records doctor nurse and corpsmen state that the child was not unconscious when brought to shortly after noon but was Post Octal in a drowsy state from just having had a convulsion. The paediatrician who later that after noon saw the child in the pedlar in clinic for a More thorough examination also saw her in the emergency room just after she arrived. He quickly evaluated her and deter mined that she was no longer convulsing was resting quietly was having no respiratory d a faculty and needed no acute care right Tea. She did need further work up however to determine the cause of the convulsion and for this purpose her out patient medical record was important since her Mother who bad arrived in the meantime told the doctor that Tina had been seen in the emergency room in december 1977 for what was also thought to have been a convulsion. The doctor then indicated that be needed her out patient medical record to treat her further at that Point her Mother admitted that tub s records were at borne so she quickly went there and brought the records to the Hospital the doctor apparently used words to be effect that be could do dotting without 4be patient s medical record by which he meant he could do nothing farther. That is evaluate and treat her definitively and As rapidly efficiently and accurately As pos sible without information about the Previ Ous convulsion and the treatment pre scribed. However at the time the patient was in the Hospital emergency room no immedi ate treatment was necessary. Her temperature pulse and respiration bad been taken. Something indeed was done. She then needed Only further observation and to spontaneously continue to re cover from the convulsion and this was accomplished. No medication was indicated at that Point. She was then moved to the paediatric clinic for further evaluation and was admitted to the Hospital where she stayed Tor a week for tests and evaluation. She has done Fine since then on medication and is being followed in the Pedu tric clinic. The Mother has turned the patient s out patient medical record in to the Hospi Tal where u is now being kept. The doctor who used the phrase could do nothing without the child s records has been counselled not to use such words since such an ideals not True and does not reflect the policy of the Hospital or of medi Cal practice in the . Army Hospital Nurnberg. The misunderstanding in this Case is regretted. However rapid and comprehensive health care is facilitated by the imme Diate presence of patients out patient medical records and everyone is urged to have his records kept at the medical treat ment facility where be receives primary or emergency health  reminder All letters to the editor must con Tain full printed name and address of the writer and most be signed. Unsigned letters will not be considered for publication. Writers Are encouraged to include phone bomber and Economy address especially u they desire a fast reply. Because of the Large volume of mail this column receives daily letters that Are Brief and to the Point have a much better Chance of being published. Commissary claim challenged once again a spokesman for the commissary has made the statement that we in Europe save approximately 24 percent Over stateside prices. Perhaps the spokesman would care to be More specific As to where he gets this figure. Having seen this statement in print before i decided to try a Little test about a month ago. F sent my Mother a list of 15 .-made, name Brand items with their size and the Price paid for them in the Ramstein commissary. I told her to try and get the Normal prices an not any Sale prices where she shops. The result was that after accounting for the commissary s 4 percent charge the commissary came out to be 10.7 percent cheaper. The stateside prices came from a Small town in Eastern Ohio and the store is a Small mom and pop operation. My Mother shops there because it s convenient and admits she would do better in a Large Chain store and better yet if she shopped for specials. Most of us Are in no position to compare when the commissary people make their claims. But i can t help feeling that there is some Wool pulling going on Ever time the troop support Agency answers charges that they have us Over a barrel Raymond Moser Ramstein Germany dependents in the dining Halls in View of recent coverage concerning dependents eating in the dining Halls i offer the following information if a family of five husband wife and children Ages 12,7 and 5 eat a supper meal in the dining Hall it will Cost them exactly $5.75, plus an average Cost of gasoline of 79 cents for a total of 16.50. Any food service supervisor and hopefully any budget conscious wife could write a minimum of at least 15 different menus including soup meat potatoes or Rice Gravy vegetables salad pastry and beverage for the above family for a Cost of $4.50 to $5.50 directly from the commissary shelves. This would indicate they would be saving Money by staying at Home. Granted they would not be eating expensive steaks. They would be eating Chicken ground beef fish casseroles Etc. These items have always been the mainstay of a family on a limited budget. Dining Halls use and have always used these same items to meet required expenditure limitations. The above family would show no financial advantage but they did get out of the House for an hour washed no dishes and did not have to clean up the Kitchen. . Lee diet dining Hall supervisor Prum As Germany Russ doing what they please the recent articles in the stars and stripes concerning the Neutron bomb capped by Gen. Alexander Haig s assessment that the onus is on the russians to slow their arms build up has brought to mind what was said once by Frederick the great. When told by his Counselor that the people were criticizing him. He said they can say what they want and i la do what i want the russians Are doing exactly what they please. They have More missile carrying subs than Salt allows them. How can the onus be on them does our administration honestly believe that the Sovi ets will reciprocate the Only times i have known the soviets to respond in what the West May term a sen sible manner were when they were confronted with Force and not words. . David Linsan Hahn a Germany Clearing allotments questioned i am writing this letter in regards to the article on Usa eur policy pertaining to preparation and transmittal of allotment documents published recently. 1 realize that there Are some people in the army who Aren t intelligent enough to com Pute the interest paid on  i do not question As i believe it is caused by an economic term known As conspicuous consumption which seems to be the american Way of life. However i do question the fact that e5s must Clear their allotments with the Comman Der first sergeant. I am under the impression that e5s Are expected to be the first line us  seems to me that the army is in bad shape if its first line supervisors Are not Intelli gent enough to handle their own financial matters. If an e5 cannot handle his her financial situation perhaps we should take another look at the systems which allow such people to become e5s. Name withheld Heidelberg Germany a Gripe at gripes anonymity i should have written this Long ago. This is directed toward those who write letters to the editor. 1 am perplexed. Whenever someone does address a serious problem about military life Why do so very few allow their names to be printed with these grievances Are they afraid of retribution from the higher  or the disdain of their neighbors the Constitution guarantees Freedom of speech and we in uniform Are sworn to defend the  these people arc protecting their careers or those of their spouses through Silenc and anonymity i just wonder where our Freedom lies. Sgt. Mitchell Smith Ansback Germany