European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday january 10, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 11 dear Ann Landers i Hope its not too late to get in on the discussion about medical residency programs that require 36-hour duty. A woman wrote to complain because her son was bordering on nervous collapse from overwork and Lack of sleep. She has a soul mate in me because i have a son who is going through the same thing. I agree with her that such hours Are senseless and Barbaric. Where is the common sense of people who design these programs done to they know that them stakes made by exhausted and bleary eyed physicians can be fatal just because they have always done it that Way is no reason it cannot be changed. I wish you a print the views of others Ann. Am 1 the Only one who thinks like this Duluth  dear Georgia no you Arentt. Read on from los Angeles my Fiance is a physician doing his medical residency in a Well known Hospital. He walks around half dead from fatigue. Small wonder the suicide rate among doctors is so High the same goes for substance abuse. Cleveland. I will not sign this letter of course but i swear by All that is holy every word of it is True. My husband is a medical resident and i am horrified by what goes on in the Hospital where he is being trained. He has told me of some of the mistakes that have been made by residents because of fatigue and stress. I am talking about accidental deaths resulting from misdiagnosis inappropriate treatment wrong medication confusion of patients charts and a rays Etc., Etc. It is so scary that i would have to be awfully darned sick before i would go into a Hospital for anything. A Garden City Calif my children will not be celebrating  this year. My husband died because a resident who had been working for 32 hours straight gave him some medication to lower his blood pressure. It turned out to be the Medicine intended for the patient in the next room. You would not believe the number of near misses that occur in hospitals. And do you know who the real heroes Are the nurses. Cincinnati that insane practice of 36 hours on and 12 hours off for medical residents is nothing More than traditional fraternity style initiation nonsense that is dangerous for both the doctor and the patient. This brutal schedule has sent More than one Young doctor Down the Road to. Drug addiction. We know that sleep deprivation causes memory loss paranoia and other problems that can kill a patient. This craziness must be stopped for the Good ? of All. A. V a v a. Corpus Christi i was one of those physicians who worked 36 hours on and 12 off. I always wanted to be a doctor and was sure 1 had made the right decision even though the training was rough. When i graduated from medical school i was in debt $100,000. My Cousin went to Law school. His tuition was half of what mine was. He went to school three years had Summers off and got a Job right out of Law school that paid $60,000 a year. His malpractice insurance costs a lot less than mine. Meanwhile he is getting Rich from the malpractice suits he files against physicians. ,. C creators Syndicate a late response to a growing problem of the suns Ravs that have been shown to promote skin recently the grim Clouds of Middle Eastern events momentarily parted to admit the wat Mih of Mcdonald benevolent announcement. The company was abandoning the familiar styrofoam Eon Amcis in the interest of easing Ahe pressure on landfills burgeoning under the Ever increasing Load of this indestructible material. A thankful Public marvelled at this show of corporate conscience and applauded news photos of paternal like Mcd executives  this favor on their grateful wards. A a. A a the news releases i saw failed to mention that the inherent dangers to the planet in the production and disposal of styrofoam have been a growing concern to ecologists for Many years. The manufacturing process releases gases into the atmosphere which destroy the Ozone layer. This layer serves to screen us from certain cancers in humans styrofoam is additionally pernicious from the standpoint that it is not biodegradable and will not of Cak Down like most other matter sent to our garbage dumps. Consequently the mountains of garbage surrounding our cities shall always remain mountains thereby forcing us to continuously find dump Sites further and further away As time goes on. The Cost to the taxpayer escalates with the need to travel these longer distances. Knowing this one would think Mcdonald s would have gotten around to replacing this harmful packaging material with something Kinder and gentler to our environment much sooner. A Anthony Greco Kaiserslautern Germany a Tennessee county supports Gulf Effort enclosed is a copy of Resolution 10-4-90 passed by the Carroll county term., county commission in sup port of the men and women especially those from Tennessee serving in the Middle East under operation desert shield. We would like very much for you to place this in the stars and stripes going to that area of operation. A Kenneth Eubanks Carroll county veterans service officer. Huntington Tenn. Resolution in support of the . Troops in the Middle East whereas the United states has deployed men and women to the Middle East in operation desert shield and a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a. ,. Whereas these men and women need the support and encouragement of All  therefore be it resolved by the Board of county commissioners of Carroll county Tenn.,-assembled m regular session on the 8th Day of october 1990, that it goes on Public record in support of the men and women in Quot the Middle East and their Effort for peace. Be it further resolved that copies of this Resolution be sent to congressman John Tanner sen. Albert Gore sen. Jim Sasser and president Bush. Duly based and approved this 8th Day of october 1990. A German writer appreciates . Effort a recent article in the stars and stripes is the reason As a member of the defense department of the Federal bundestag to write these lines. The article stated that German politicians had been very Happy and tact Lessly talked about this happiness when american units were deployed to the Gulf thereby vacating housing. Even if the shortage of housing is an Earnest problem in this country i would say this attitude was very tasteless. We should not forget that the . Army has been our ally and Good Friend for More than 40 years. They kept peace in the Center of Europe a especially in Germany at the Boundary of two incompatible and hos tile systems. If they now Are redeployed they have then done their Job Well. A a a a a a we Are very thankful and must show our esteem. We germans especially wish that our friends in the Gulf Region May not get involved. We know that in regions of the world the .a. Takes Over tasks which concern us europeans us Well. We also see this with respect and thankfulness so i wish All Servie members of the United states and their family members All the very Best for peaceful future and some goo memories of a old Germany.�?T. A Benno Zierer Regensburg Germany. A Community s Volunteer spirit praised the entire Community appreciates your information on the mail backlog at Frankfurt. Your article missed a key element however. It said some have simply been commandeered from army and air Force units. Into working the backlog. When we military Community and installation commanders became aware of the situation All that was needed was a request for volunteers. More volunteers came Forward than we could use. Please give the credit to our people a they give their All to the Mission every Day and still Volunteer to help others. The spirit of giving and Christmas is stronger than Eyer among our airmen soldiers and their la Mitles. Please done to Overlook it. A Brig. Gen. Richard t. Swope commander Kaiserslautern military Community All letters to the editor must contain the full printed name and address of the writer and must be signed. We do not read unsigned letters but we will withhold your name on request and protect your privacy. All letters Are subject to editing.,5sthe St Arnljot european edition a circulation 200,000 col. Gene e. 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