European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday january 22, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 or overrun with non emergencies this sort St. Elsewhere is photo by Tracy sgt. M guat Hernandez gives a Decon Geslani to Randy Jamas son of spec. 4 Anthony jams. By Jud Sarasohn medical Wriler t was an unusual Friday night m the emergency room of the Hospital at Lan Stuhl. Quid. The sudden snowstorm was keeping inc Norma weekend crowd Home. The number of Laic Friday curly saturday morning visitors just broke 30 Down from the 100 or so who routinely show up on weekend nights Al the Lan Stuhl emergency room. Few Ever Are True medical emergencies or urgent cases thai can t Wail until Normal duly hours when All of the experts lire on hand. And thai was the Case an this Friday night. This in l St. Elsewhere. This is it doctor s office from 1940 and a lot of people with minor illnesses said or. Maj Lynn by Aheu chief of i he emergency room and nut patient clinic. Staffers said they can Char the televised sports sched ulc and Church services by the numbers of people who Sis 0hon to Frici Baker or calf no Kaufman admits a woman to a capital a or her Ems Gancy care. Show Pat Llie emergency Ruom. When a football game is on to the numbers drop dramatically. They go Back up As people drop off cough ing children on the Way to services or decide to Check in of the emergency room us Long As they re out doing usher errands. Friday nights Are normally heavy with families who want to make sure the kids Are All right before saturday trips people queasy from Ion much partying unit people who should never have been out driving. It s Sci predictable you can staff by said it. Co. Helen Mills head nurse of the emergency room and oat patient clinic. At 5 ., the three doctors on duly until m Were settling in two were air Force doctors from nearby Ramstein a which depends on tic Hospital for More extensive care than its clinician provide. Milis would be on duly at least until 7 The nurses work 12-hour shifts. A part time civilian nurse would be joined Al 7 By the evening specialists called in to Sec three late afternoon patients two soldiers with la and a retired officer with breathing problems were writing up their medical notes. The Retiree was admitted for observation and one Soldier was waiting Tor his wife to pick him up. Tilt doctors discussed the Case if the other Soldier. She was not ill enough to keep Over night but they consid ered admitting her As a pre caution because she lives in the Barracks. However they let her go in the company of a Friend. In the quiet emergency room. Or. It. Col wings Cung no Dillon. A Ramstein paediatrician talked about working at the Hospital. I think it s Good for our medical readiness she said they he Hospital employees lip us nil the time. We come Here. Al 7 ., one of the flu cases. Spec. Louis Abrams of the 5s8lh my co still was wailing to be picked up. He s assigned to a Remolo she about 90 minute from Lan Stuhl. He was upset by the wait. Mis unit Koi him to the Hospital when he became ill und was failing but could n t wait for him. If in was t thai i m married and my wife is coming for me. J d be Abram said. A d rather slay on the Job sick than go in rough this at 7 10 A boy Linw in with Nhat appeared lube a broken toe. Vital signs were taken and he was examined and sent to a Ray. A baby was brought in with a cold. About b ., a to Gelwich couple came in with their Young son and daughter with colds. Katrina Ray lie receptionist reported that the fire military Medicine on the front department called to say someone Hail telephoned with a message that a woman was having n baby Al the dental clinic a medic went to Check the old part of the Hospital building where pregnant women sometimes walk. Ray called denial and then the labor delivery Ward All the walkers arc in bed Ray a cloned Back. I think they got a Crank Al b30, a Young girl with in asthma attack was being examined. A woman nirman Wilh bad Pelvic pain then checked Inlo a treatment room and was examined by an emergency room doctor who then called an of Sec Irilian. However the obstetrician could t break away from labor and delivery until about 10 to By 11 20 The human was on the Way to surgery Tor acc top pregnancy. At h j5, As two women and sick children walked in a German ambulance brought in in american woman a cd and weeping from a car Accident. Ray firmly cleared the emergency room s open area to reduce confusion and the doctors and nurses look Over the Accident victim senior airman Justus doming a of the 316th transportation so Ciline in to explain that the woman s car had dipped Over several times lie slopped inc taxi he was Riding in when he saw the upside Down car. Germans also snipped to right it. He brought her into the cab to warm her and the Lasi Driver called for the ambulance. Domingue went to the hos Pitallo make sure she was taken earn of and to help Contact her family. The woman was sent to a Ray and inc emergency room Quick cd Doun Ericc pm fur l lie girl with Amenia. She cried As she received shots. As she left she hugged Phyllis Buoker the part Lime nurse she s my very Best Friend she told her Mother. Two women came hopping through the front Duar Wilb fool problems and medics met them in the Lobb with wheelchairs. It turned out thai the car Accident victim was nil seriously Hurt and she was ready logo Home with lick Mother a 10 55 Or. Cape Michael Mueller a Tammen night sur Geun wanted her la have a soft Collar to give her stiff neck some Olra support for awhile but Landsi Uhl did t have in. He made arrangements for her to pick one up at Ramstein on her Way Home. From Midnight to 7 a.m., Only nine people showed up at the emergency room. One stateside Soldier in Germany for Maneu vers was admitted for Back pains. There were complaints of a Cut lip earache sprained knee and a head injury none serious. One chill fell out of bed and one person complained of being depressed and unable to sleep
