European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes Friday november 30,1990 bad Cannstatt Hospital curtailing services Stuttgart Germany a amps a the army Hospital at bad Cannstatt will discontinue obstetrical services elective surgery and its family practice clinic in mid december a Hospital official said. Deployment of doctors and other medical personnel to operation desert shield has forced the changes said the facility a Deputy commander for administration it. Col. Dale e. Thornton. The Hospital located on Stuttgart a Eastern perimeter will continue to offer in patient treatment despite the reductions he said. Obstetrical and surgical services will be unavailable after dec. 16. The loss of family practitioners to the Middle East operation is forcing the family practice clinic to close about the same time. The Hospital s health benefits advisers Are contacting pregnant women who expect to deliver babies after dec. 16 to arrange for admission to German hospitals Thornton said. The Hospital Hopes to resume elective surgery when reservists arrive from the United states to replace the departing medical staff although no Date has been indicated for their arrival. In the meantime Thornton said advisers will help elective surgery patients get appointments at other military hospitals or obtain non Avau ability statements to permit government funded surgery in German hospitals. Such patients also May choose to wait until the Reserve surgeons arrive. Family practice patients should make appointments at one of eight army family practice clinics. In the Stutt Gart area they Are at Nellinger Barracks Panzer Ca sern Patch Barracks and the Pattonville housing area the others Are in Goppinger Heilbronn Schwabish a mind and Schwabish Hall. A none of our outlying clinics Are going to close be cause of this a Thornton said. A Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center i spokeswoman said some elective surgeries there hav been postponed. Medical services have been impacted but none has been stopped at the air Force Hospital in Wiesbaden a Hospital spokesman said wednesday. A no staff members from Wiesbaden or Lan Stuhl have deployed to operation desert  s infant who ate anti malaria pills Dies by Gary Pomeroy staff writer Hanau Germany a an infant died two weeks ago after swallowing anti malaria tablets issued to Many operation desert shield soldiers a Hanau Community spokeswoman said thursday. Stephen t. Bolduc 14 months died after ingesting four or five chloroquine tablets on nov. 13, the spokeswoman said. The Normal adult dosage is one of the 500 Milligram tablets each week. Just Lek tablets can be fatal to children according to medical experts. The incident occurred while the child a parents pfc. Timothy Bolduc and his wife Heather were visiting friends in the Hanau area. Criminal investigation come agents declined to comment on any other details of the incident including How the child obtained the tablets. The investigation into the death is continuing. The 7th medical come warned parents last week that children May think the tablets Are Candy. A a they re sort of a pinkish disk and they look like red a amp a candies a said or. Col Michael w. Benenson preventive Medicine consultant to the 7th medical come. A a they re quite toxic to children and  a command spokesman said officials knew about the death when they issued the warning but chose not to mention it. The spokesman said that was because the cause of death will not become official until final toxicological results Are in perhaps in a month. Chloroquine is the Standard medication for the prevention of malaria a Mosquito transmitted disease that causes severe chills and fever. The medication has been issued to soldiers As a precaution for those who May spend time in the Marsh and swamp portion of mostly arid saudi Arabia. A if a child appears to have ingested chloroquine or any other Medicine by mistake the child should be taken to a German or american emergency room immediately said it. Col. John Cummings a 7th medical come pharmacy consultant. A it will help if the Parent Calls the emergency room first and has the Medicine in hand or can identify it a Cummings said. A if not they should bring the child in without  help keep . Cargo flowing to desert by Crystal Laureano staff writer rheingau Germany a Barge owners in Europe have provided More than 100 barges in less than two weeks to Start . Military cargo on the voyage to saudi Arabia the cargo a such As wheeled vehicles generators equipment containers and Small arms ammunition a belongs to some of the 100,000 soldiers stationed in Germany based units heading for operation desert shield. Nearly 4,000 pieces have been loaded onto barges at two Sites in rheingau since nov. 19, said it. Col. Steven Brady commander of the military traffic management come terminal Benelux in Rotterdam Netherlands. Vehicles Are driven to it a holding area at Coleman Barracks in Mannheim by soldiers from the deploying units. Those soldiers return to their units and soldiers assigned to the Barge loading operation take Over. Crews Are on the Job 24 hours a Day so barges can be loaded As soon As they arrive. The barges then make the trip to seaports in Antwerp Belgium or to Rotterdam within 30 to 48 hours depending on the Speed of the Barge Speed. At the ports the cargo is transferred to ships destined for saudi Arabia. Some of the vessels will make Only one trip others have already made several. The army maintains an on Call Type of contract called a tender of service with numerous Barge owners Brady said. During a Short no Tice deployment the army issues a request for any available vessels. Officials were unable to say on thursday How much the Barge owners Are paid for the work. Brady said using the barges was necessary to a get the Job done in the time Frame we be been  the German rail and Highway systems alone can to accommodate such a Large movement he said. Officials could not give the total number of vehicles and equipment that will be shipped or say when the Barge loading operation would end. Barge transportation also reduces Wear on the vehicles and saves fuel that would have been used for the More than 300-mile trip to Rotterdam or Antwerp Brady said. The Rhine River detachment of the military traffic management come has been augmented by personnel from terminal Benelux civilian labor and several military units since the Barge loading operation began. Security at the Sites is provided by the 42nd my group responsible for customs operations in Europe. Second it. John Grewelle of the 230th my co in Kaiserslautern said he is disappointed that his offer to Volunteer for desert duty was t accepted but feels that the Barge loading experience is valuable a they can talk about it in the Field manuals All they want but when you get on the ground you see How it really works a he said. A a it a exciting because its real. It Isnit training. If you screw up Here. It matters a. A amps Jim Derti Eira barges loaded with . Equipment line up in rheingau Germany before shoving off for the port of  hauling equipment through Germany Heidelberg Germany a convoys of up to 30 vehicles Are hauling material for operation desert shield across German highways . Army officials said thursday. About eight or nine convoys will Roll each Day including weekends for the next several weeks from Southern Germany to Northern seaports said officials with the . Army in Europe. Drivers should expect to be inconvenienced by convoys on autobahn Between Baden Wurttemberge and Bavaria and the ports of Bremerhaven Germany Antwerp Belgium and Rotterdam the Netherlands. Officials had intended to move most equipment bound for saudi Arabia to the ports by rail or Barge. A shortage of rail cars and High water which closed one Barge site have forced the army to use the truck convoys