European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday january 20, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3 nato must Lead any gis in Bosnia lawmaker says by Dave a Walczak staff writer Rhein main a Germany a key member of the House appropriations committee says he would support moving up to 25,000 . Troops into Bosnia and Herzegovina if a peace agreement were reached. However John p. Murtha said tuesday that he would Back such a move Only if the troops were under the command of nato and not the United nations. Murtha d-pa., made his comments tuesday evening at Rhein main a where he and four other House members wound up a trip that took them to Turkey Somalia Macedonia Kuwait and Egypt. Seventeen other people including the wives of tour of the con Gressmen also made the journey. The group left Rhein main on wednesday for an Drews fab 44= Murtha chairs the appropriations panel s defense subcommittee. Reps. Martin o. Sabod mini Bob Livingston a Ala. George buddy Darden a a. And Charles Wilson a Texas accompanied Murtha on the tour. All Are subcommittee members. . Troops could make up As much As one Quarter of a 100,000-troop peacekeeping contingent in Bosnia should fighting cease Murtha said. But the entire Force would have to be under nato command he said be cause events in Somalia proved that Large peacekeeping operations led by . Commanders Are beyond their  the former Marine corps major said he made the overseas trip to evaluate the effectiveness of . Infer refers in Italy take pains to Aid americans by sue Palumbo Mediterranean Bureau san Vito Dei Normanna ital when Rosalinda Garcia recently rushed her son to an italian Hospital the last thing on her mind was trying to communicate with local doctors. Thanks to. The translating services provided by san Vito s 775th medical so she did t have to. I called the base emergency num Ber and they sent an ambulance right away Garcia said. The Driver was ital Ian and he spoke English so he and the technician helped me. Even after we got there they did t leave us. They kept monitoring my son until he was  Garcia said her son 15-year-old Dan Iel had an allergic reaction to Alka Selt. Zer and was having difficulty breathing because of swelling. Doctors at i Summa regional Ospedale gave him a shot which cleared up the problem. The air station s medical clinic no longer offers emergency or after hours care. As a result most americans Are taken to i Summa located about seven Miles from san Vito. The air station is scheduled to close in september  has about 1,200 military personnel and family members. To help americans who Don t speak italian the air Force employs four interpreters one full time and three part time for after hours health care emergencies. Also some employees at the base clinic sometimes act As interpreters in Addi Tion to their other duties. We run a 24-hour ambulance service with bilingual attendants or if a patient transports himself then Well Send some one to meet them in the emergency room said it. Col. Charles a. Watkins Squadron commander. The interpreters do More than describe ailments. They assist in filling out medical forms including insurance applications for the civilian health and medic program see related stories on Page 13 troops while we re building  Macedonia where about 300 . Soldiers belonging to a 3rd inf div task Force now patrol the Border area with Serbia was a key Stop he said. Murtha a 10-tcrm congressman said he had suggested moving . Troops into Macedonia and also urged president Clinton to consider deploying . Troops to Albania. However he strongly opposes put Ting . Forces into Bosnia while fighting continues. Murtha predicted that . Forces in Europe will not fall below the 100,000-level for years. Calling his sub committee the Guys who control the Money we think there s Money to fund 100,000 troops in  the Middle East South Korea and Europe arc the key overseas locations for a . Troop presence he said calling them areas where we need to maintain an influence that will prevent a  . Troop presence in Europe will continue As Long As portions of the continent remain unstable he said and Don t see Russia stabilizing for 10years." budget cutbacks will affect what he called the Tempo of . Troop operations. He said he has urged the Clinton administration to curtail humanitarian mis Sions that require . Military support. The administration has recently agreed to work through his sub committee to find the Money to pay for such deployments before they re announced he said. Is Ken goo go rep. John p. Murtha d-pa., meets with reporters at Rhein Mai Nab Germany on tuesday.  sue Palumbo air Force staff sgt. Drew Gates has his blood pressure taken at an italian Hospital by or. Anglo Argentieri and nurse Angela corf no while Carlo Giorc Waits to offer his assistance As an interpreter. Of the uniformed services. If the individual is admitted to the Hospital the interpreters and clinic personnel make daily visits to Check on Progress explain impending med ical procedures and medications. Carlo Fiore an italian began interpreting for san Vito residents 11 years ago after he returned from the United states where he attended College had emergency medical training and worked in a civilian Hospital. He said a medical background is essential in translating what doctors Tell patients about their care. It also helps patients in asking the right questions of their doctors. As a general Rule italian doctors Are far less accommodating than their american counterparts Fiore said. American Doc tors Are used to patients asking a lot of questions. Italian doctors Are not he said. Fiore said he not Only explains to the americans what is going on but also interprets for the italian Hospital staff. For example an angry nurse once asked him Why her american patient put the thermometer in his Mouth. Italians take a temperature by placing the thermometer under the Arm. There Are some differences in what american and italian physicians would recommend to a patient. As a result two american general practice doctors Are available from the base clinic to offer assistance to their italian counterparts. One recurring difference is in How Long women must remain in the Hospital after delivering a baby Watkins said. Italian women Are normally kept in the Hospital several Days longer than americans. In fact delivering babies is the biggest business the americans Send to the ital Ian Hospital Watkins said. Prospective mothers Are Given the Choice of travelling to the naval Hospital in Naples about a four hour drive from san Vito or going to the local Hospital. Italian Hospital officials Are so accustomed to having americans in the obstetrics Wing that they have an american  base volunteers repainted it and donated dressers and an extra cot. The cot is needed because italian Hospital regulations require that an adult female preferably the Mother spend the night with hospitalized children. The clinic provides american patients with a care package consisting of toiletry essentials bottled water eating utensils pyjamas and a fan in the summer. A foreign Hospital can be pretty scary at first said it. Col. Janet White the clinic s head nurse. Italian hospitals rely on families to provide a lot of things americans Are used to having the Hospi Tal do. Over Here we re the Only family people