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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, August 30, 1988

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                M tuesday August 30, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 9 by Janet d Agostin medical writer Lan Stuhl West Germany doctors said monday they expect More deaths to follow in the Wake of sunday fatal air show Accident at Ramstein a in which at least 40 already Are con firmed dead. There May be some More deaths particularly among the Burn patients said or. Col William Milnor chief of orthopaedic surgery at Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center. Officials at German hospitals said monday that 10 of the estimated 200 people still hospitalized could die before the night was Over. See Story below eleven patients remained at  from about 120 brought in after an italian Jet crashed in flames near a crowd of spectators at Ramstein s annual open House. But the patients were coming in sofas the 120 is really a very accurate guess said maj. Joe Flannery chief of clinical support services who was chief administrator on the scene sunday. The scene at the Hospital was like some thing out of a movie according to spec. Donna Cohn a Lan Stuhl environmental health specialist who helped carry litters when the first injured arrived. People were in pain and screaming and there was a pungent smell of Burnt flesh and hair she said. The 11 patients remaining at land Stuhl were in very serious or guarded condition said Flannery who along with Milnor answered Media questions monday morning. The injured still Atlan Stuhl were All americans and included five service members Flanner said. The rest were family members including two children. The number of patients at lands Uhlis expected to change As american patients in German hospitals stabilize Andare Able to be transferred to the army Hospital said Marie Shaw a spokeswoman for the Hospital. The majority of people brought to the medical Center sunday had suffered Burns with Many g9ing into Shock fro the severity of injuries and loss of blood Milnor said. Intravenous lines quickly were placed into the injured because the first thing that Burn patients need is victims May die doctors Burn patients face greatest threats is Dave Didi victims Are Given emergency treatment sunday after a Jet crashed in the midst of the crowd during the Ramstein a air show. A lot of fluids he said. Mass casualty plan soon after the Accident cause of the reformer and autumn forge although the number was not certain using the main Entrance and hallways As a exercises which Are starting this month Flannery knew of at least 15 to 20 Chil triage Center for stabilizing patients. Said John Davis a spokesman for Sev Dren who were treated originally at the calling sunday s Accident the largest Ntah medical . Disaster Lan Stuhl has responded to a five member team of Burn special Milnor said Many of the injured were Flannery said the Hospital s mass casual Fri Vess full r l concerned about the Well being of family to plan worked Well. There were no staff monday even a from the Brook army members who also were at the air show. Or blood shortages and the coordination a Midi nuns a the majority of the 120 patients were of emergency vehicle transportation also Feday and Ilis the germans italians and other nationalities went smoothly he said. Best equipped Burn unit in the world Milnor said. The Hospital activated its blood supplies were Well stocked be that he knew of Flannery said. Hospitals list conditions of disaster survivors by Regina Kirkendal staff writer the following list details the conditions of More than 330 people injured sunday at the Ramstein open House. About 200 remained hospitalized monday 10patients were not expected to survive the night. While the list covers most of the major hospitals an clinics that received the injured other patients May have been treated at smaller medical facilities in the Ramstein area. Ludwigshafen City Hospital of the 33 victim initially treated 25 remained hospitalized monday. Two died Early monday morning. Five people we retreated and released. One Man checked himself out although his injuries required Hospital treatment. Of those who remained hospitalized 15 had severer life threatening Burns and 10 had less severe Burns. The original 27 hospitalized monday morning included four children. Twelve were men and 11 women All of them German. Homburg City Hospital received 49 victims. One was dead on arrival. Seven were released after treat ment for minor Burns or other injuries. Four patient were to be transferred to Ludwigshafen. Three suffered extreme Burns on More than 90 percent of their bodies and were not expected to survive the night. One of the remaining 41 was in a coma and  be identified. He is believed to be american or British because he has spoken some English words. No detailed information concerning the other patients sex or nationality was available. Kaiserslautern City Hospital treated about 105victims. Forty six remained hospitalized monday. Eight with life threatening Burns were to be transferred to Ludwigshafen. Five of them were not expected to survive the night. No information was available concerning the nationality or sex of the patients. Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center of the120 initially treated 11 remained monday. They included five . Service members and six family Mem Bers. Two were children. Conditions ranged from seriously injured to guarded. Trier City Hospital five German men  were to be transferred to Aachen s special clinic because of severe Burns. Four of the five were in life threatening condition. One who suffered Burns Over 65 percent of his body and who had severe internal injuries was not expected to survive the Day. Kusel City Hospital treated 25 victims. Ten remained hospitalized monday. All were German and most were men. One Man was not expected to survive nine others were in fairly Good condition. Ludwigshafen clinic nine victims treated initially. All remained hospitalized monday. Among them four had severe or life threatening Burns. The other Shad less severe injuries. Of the four with severe injuries three were identified As German. The fourth Wasin a coma and carried no identification. Koblenz City Hospital four victims treated. Al remained hospitalized monday. The nationalities of three men with severe injuries All in comas and with out identification could not be determined. One Ger Man woman suffered less severe injuries. Idar Oberstein City Hospital five victim treated. One was transferred to Stuttgart for treatment of severe Burns. One american Man was transferred to Hahn a then brought Back to Idar Oberstein Mon Day morning. The other patients were German  victims were in critical condition. Baum older City Hospital six victims treated. Al were German. One woman and three men were treated and released. Two men were transferred monday morning one to Idar Oberstein and one to Mannheim. Lan Stuhl City Hospital sixty eight victim treated with 37 still hospitalized. The group a mixture of germans and americans included some  had severe injuries. Some patients had Burns. Most suffered broken Bones cuts and bruises. More detailed information was not available. Offenbach City clinic treated three German men. No other information available. Pir Masens City Hospital two victims treated an released. One was a German Man and the other an american Man with minor injuries. Mannheim City Hospital treated three  were released after being treated for minor injuries. All were German men. Frankfurt army regional medical Center four victims treated. Two were transferred to an Offenbach Hospital with serious Burns. One woman was transferred to Frankfurt s Accident clinic and one woman was discharged monday  
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