Page 12/The Battalion/Monday, September 17, 1984
National Emergency Medicine Week
Hospitals honor staff, services
By KATHERINE HURT
Reporter
St. Joseph Hospital and Humana
Hospital, both in Bryan, are plan
ning surprise special events this
week to commemorate National
Emergency Medicine Week.
Cecilia Mclnnis, director of public
relations at Humana Hospital, said
Humana will sponsor special events
to recognize its emergency hospital
staff and the emergency medical
services in Bryan-College Station.
Humana will offer free blood
pressure screening tests 24 hours a
day during National Emergency
Medicine Week, she said.
Dr. Russ Tongco, medical direc
tor of the emergency room at St. Jo
seph, said emergency medicine is a
fairly new medical specialty. Before
emergency medicine emerged as a
separate discipline in 1969, physi
cians in other specialties took turns
working shifts in the emergency
room, he said.
“Now there are 70 residency pro
grams in emergency medicine across
the country,” Tongco said.
When emergency medicine first
became specialized, only large hospi
tals had an emergency room special
ist on duty 24 hours a day, Tongco
said.
“St. Joseph didn’t have a full-time
physician on duty in the emergency
room until four or five years ago,”
he said.
The emergency room at St. Jo
seph Hospital has recently enlarged
from a six-bed facility to an 11-bed
facility, Tongco said.
St. Joseph’s emergency room has
four trauma rooms, including one
with lead-lined walls for radiology
procedures, to take care of major
surgical accidents and major cardiac
problems.
St. Joseph Hospital is the regional
trauma center for a seven county
area.
Additional emergency facilities at
St. Joseph include five minor emer
gency rooms for eye exams, minor
suturing and minor medical ill
nesses, as well as a room for obstetric
and gynecological emergencies,
Tongco said.
The trauma room with lead-lined
walls also is used for orthopedic
treatment and for casting.
The X-ray department, electro
cardiographic department, labo
ratory and respiratory therapy facili
ties are open 24 hours a day to assist
in emergency cases, Tongco said.
“We (St. Joseph) have all the med
ical specialists in town on call 24
hours a day so, if needed, they can
provide further care in the emer
gency room,” he said.
St. Joseph has introduced two new
community services during the past
year, Lifeline and Fast Track.
Lifeline is an emergency response
system that allows elderly and dis
abled people in the community to
live independently and securely, by
providing them constant commu
nication with the hospital.
Fast Track gives patients with sim
ple medical problems that don’t re
quire laboratory testing or X-ray
procedures the option of paying re
duced hospital and doctors’ fees if
they agree to pay cash for the treat
ment they receive.
The Humana Hospital emergency
room also provides 24-hour service,
said Devon Dublin, R.N., emergency
room manager. Humana’s emer
gency room provides basic clinical
care, Dublin said, and can handle
“anything from children with ear
aches, to workmens’ compensation
cases, to abdominal pains.”
The Humana Hospital emergency
room just began offering 24-hour
service July 2 of this year. Since that
time, Dublin said, the hospital has
doubled the amount of patients that
come through the emergency room.
Humana can care for one major
trauma victim at a time. Its emer
gency facilities include an X-ray
room, laboratory, and orthopedic
supplies for splinting and casting.
“We (Humana) are trying to grow
with the community by offering the
services it needs,” Dublin said.
For example, since last month, the
hospital pays for the first $365 of
service it provides to Medicare pa
tients admitted to the hospital.
Both Humana Hospital and St.
Joseph Hospital provide air ambu
lance service, such as Life Flight and
Care Flight, to patients who require
transfer to another medical facility.
Another important aspect of
emergency medical care is pre-hos
pital care provided by emergency
medical services (EMS) in the Bryan-
College Station area.
The Texas A&M EMS is a volun
teer service that provides ambulance
service to all University properties.
Most of the volunteer emergency
medical technicians (EMT) are stu
dents. Each has completed many
hours of specialized training in the
field, passed an examination and
fulfillied hours of practical hospital
and ambulance experience, said
A&M’s chief of ambulance opera
tions DavidPhillips, a senior commu
nity health major from Houston.
EMT’s are instrumental in asses
sing the condition of emergency pa
tients, splinting fractures, providing
spinal mobilization, giving oxygen if
necessary, treating for shock and
sending electrocardiogram strips to
the hospital. They are also able to
perform cardiopulmonary rescusita-
tion (CPR), basic airway manage
ment techniques and suctioning.
Emergency medical patients can
contact EMS, Phillips said, by dialing
the 911 emergency number.
It’s Prince Henry — but call him Harry
United Press International
LONDON — Prince Charles and
Princess Diana will name their sec
ond son Prince Henry but he’ll be
just plain Harry at home, Bucking
ham Palace announced Sunday, less
than 24 hours after the third in line
to the throne was born.
As Britain’s newest prince made
his first public appearance, the an
nouncement of his name took the
country by surprise — it is usually
several days before royal babies are
named.
Many outside the hospital were
not so wild about the narpe Harry,
although it is steeped in royal his
tory.
“It’s a commoner’s name,” said
one woman as Princess Diana and
her blue-eyed Harry went home just
22 hours after the birth.
The 6-pound, 14-ounce boy will
be christened Henry Charles Albert
David, a Buckingham Palace spokes
man said.
The name Henry was the choice
of the parents, the spokesman said.
“They both like it and they’ll call him
Harry.”
Britain’s newest prince made his
first public appearance swaddled in
a white blanket in the arms of the
beaming Princess of Wales on the
steps of St. Mary’s hospital, where
his brother Prince William was also
born.
With Prince Charles looking on,
Diana, 23, smiled shyly for photog
raphers and a cheering crowd of sev
eral hundred before being driven
off to Kensington Palace, the cou
ple’s official London home.
Queen Elizabeth II is on vacation
at Balmoral Castle in Scotland but
will visit the baby — her fourth
grandchild — before visiting Canada
next week, Buckingham Palace said.
Many people, including London
bookmakers, thought the infant
would be called George in memory
of his great-grandfather George VI
and George III — one of Prince
Charles’ favorite monarcfis.
But Henry is rich in royal tradi
tion through centuries of British his
tory.
The first King Henry reigned in
the 12th century and was the son of
William the Conqueror. Thomas
A’Beckett was murdered in Can
terbury Cathedral on the orders of
Henry II, and Henry V was imorta-
lized by William Shakespeare for his
victory over the French at the Battle
of Agincourt in 1415.
King Henry VIII, who broke with
Catholicism in the 16th century, is
probably the most famous monarch
in British history.
Explaining the baby prince’s other
names, Buckingham Palace said
Charles was selected because it is
both a royal name and one con
nected with the Spencer family of
Princess Diana. Albert was the name
of Prince Charles’ grandfather,
George VI, as well as that of Queen
Victoria’s husband.
What’s up
Monday
SIGMA TAU DELTA: applications for membership are
available on the Sigma Tau Delta bulletin board on the 2nd
floor of Blocker.
AGGIE ALLEM ANDERS: will have a square dance class at/
p.m. in the Pavilion. The club will meet at 8:30 p.m.
ALPHA KAPPA PSI: is having a mandatory meeting at 8
p.m. in 120 Blocker.
CAMAC: will meet at 7 p.m. in 404 Rudder.
PSI CHI PSYCHOLOGY CLUB: will meet in 301 Rudder at
7 p.m.
A&M DEBATE FORUM: will sponsor a debate on "Re
solved: That the Gay Student Services Organization should
not be officially recognized at Texas A&M University,” at?
p.m. in 701 Rudder.
PI SIGMA EPSILON: is having a new members meeting at 6
p.m. in 158 Blocker.
LIBERAL ARTS STUDENT COUNCIL: is meeting at 7:30
in the Liberal Arts Conference Room, 8th floor ol Har
rington Lower.
TAMU RACQUETBALL CLUB: is meeting at 8 p.m. in the
lobby between E. Kyle courts 7 and 8. Dues w ill be collected
and tournaments will be discussed.
in 153
AGGIE TOASTMASTERS: is meeting at 7
Blocker.
p.m.
ALPHA ZETA: is meeting at 7 p.m. in 302 Rudder.
Tuesday
ON-CAMPUS CATHOLICS: ts meeting at 9:30 p.m. in the
All Faith’s Chapel to discuss “ The Development of the
Early Church.”
ASSOCIATION OF BIOENGINEERS: is meeting at 7 pm
in 107 Heldenfels.
MSC CAREER DEVELOPMENT: is meeting at 6 p.m. in 308
Rudder.
KANM 99.9 FM: weekly call in discussion is at 3 p.m.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS:
is meeting at 8 p.m. in the College of Architecture and En
vironmental Design Gallery.
AGGIE ALLIANCE: is meeting at 7 p.m. in Rudder Theater
All health and p.e. majors should attend.
AGGIE GOP: is meeting at 7 p.m. in 102 Blocker. T. Boone
Pickens will speak.
RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION: is having a “Mad Hat
ter” meeting at 7 p.m. in 158 Bloc ker. All new membersare
welcome. Wear a nat!
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY: will meet at
7:30 in 305 Fermier.
STUDENT Y ASSOCIATION: the Adopt-A-Grandparent
program will be organized at a meeting at 7 p.m. in 404
Rudder. Anyone interested in developing a special
friendship with an older person is welcome.
EL PASO HOMETOWN CLUB: is meeting at 8 p.m. in 201
Harrington.
TAMU SAILING TEAM: is meeting at 7 p.m. in 109 Military
Science.
AA
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DBIVE-THRU
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MCDONALD’S AA
INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS*”'*”'*
At University Drive
S. Texas Ave.
Now at Manor East Mall
McDonalds
BREAKFAST EVERY
MORNING
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ENTRIES CLOSE ...
GOLF SINGLES - It’s tee time...En
tries close on Tuesday, Sept. 18. En
trants sign up for tee times at the time
the entry is accepted. There is a green
fee. Classes A&B will be 18-hole tour
naments with top qualifiers advancing
to divisionals. Class C will have an 18-
hole tournament with no playoffs.
Contact Intramural Office for more in
formation.
INNERTUBE WATER BASKETBALL
- Sink that basket...with H20 basket
ball. Entries close Tuesday, Sept. 18.
Entry fee is $15. Divisions are: Men’s
and Women’s Dorms, Men’s and
Women’s Independent and CoRec.
Class A&B play for awards. Classes C
and Recreation play for fun.
ENTRIES OPEN ..
L- - A
HANDBALL SINGLES - Grab your
gloves and flex your fingers. Handball
Singles entries open Monday Sept. 17.
All TAMU students, faculty, staff and
spouses may enter if they meet Intra
mural requirements. Class A Winners
will receive Intramural T-shirts and
Class B will receive certificates. Class
C and D are also available. USHA
rules apply. No entry fee.
LONG DRIVING - Consult your
caddies...Entries open Monday,
Sept. 17 for Long Driving. The
event will take place Wednesday,
Sept. 26 at 5 p.m. on the driving
range next to the Polo Field. Par
ticipants must furnish own golf
balls and clubs. Awards will be
given to the Men’s and Women’s
Champions.
TRIATHLON - Run, Walk or Swim
- Just get there for the Intramural
Triathlon. Entries open Monday,
Sept. 17. The event includes: 250
yd. swim, 1.5 mile run and 4 mile
bike ride. Participants will be
placed in age group division. Con
tact the Intramural Office for team
and award information.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
McDonald’s Intramural Highlights is sponsored each Monday
in the Battalion by your local McDonald’s® Restaurants at
University Drive, Manor East Mall and on Texas Avenue. Stories
are written by members of the Intramural Staff, graphics are by
Joel Nickerson, and photos are by Tom McDonnell and Marcy
Basile.
GET OUT OF YOUR SHELL
AND INTO NAUTILUS
CIRCUIT TRAINING!
Reservations will once again be accepted for the
Nautilus Circuit Training Program now in effect Monday
through Friday from 7 AM to 8 AM and 5 PM to 7 PM.
The system operates as follows:
1. Reservations may be made up to 24 hours in ad
vance by either calling 845-2624 or 845-2625 or by com
ing in person to the East Kyle Checkout Room (159 E.K.)
2. Reservations will be accepted for the following day
beginning at 5:30 PM. An individual may make one reser
vation by phone and two different reservations in per
son.
3. Reservations will be at 3 minute intervals begin
ning at 7 AM or 5 PM and finishing at 7:45 AM or 6:45
PM. In order to claim your reserved time we suggest you
arrive approximately 10 minutes early in case of cancella
tions as well as to warm up adequately.
4. For individuals who do not make a reservation yet
still wish to work out in the circuit, a waiting list will be es
tablished. The first “no show” will be substituted for the
first individual on the waiting list.
5. There will be NO “grace period” on reservations.
Please arrive early to assure your reserved time slot.
The Nautilus Circuit Training Program has enjoyed
great success. The program utilizes several basic weight
training principles which provide excellent muscle tone
conditioning for beginners as well as experienced weight
lifters. The program allows 95% of the body to be exer
cised in approximately 15 minutes.
We welcome everyone to take advantage of this con
ditioning program. Please feel free to contact the Intra
mural-Recreational Sports Office in room 159 East Kyle,
845-7826 if you have any questions concerning this pro
gram.
Alfred Ray, president of the Sports Officials Association, and
Doug Williams officiated the flag football tournament held
last weekend.
OFFICIATING!
When a prospective employer asks you about previous experience,
sports officials may proudly claim the ultimate work experience.
The one area that individuals can learn a great deal about is people
— and that even includes getting to know more about oneself. Behaviors
in sport are often unpredictable. Officials must learn to deal with people
who change temperaments during competitive sports activity.
Officiating, by nature, is not an easy job, but the work experience has
proved so valuable to most that we are getting an increase in the number
of students who are interested in such a challenge. The Intramural-Rec
reational Sports Department employs nearly 500 students each year to
officiate football, basketball, indoor & outdoor soccer, softball, inner-tube
water basketball and innertube water polo, flickerball, volleyball and wal-
lyball.
A high standard is set and Intramural-Recreational Sports Profes
sional Staff members see to it that the officials are carefully instructed in
the rules, techniques, and art of officiating.
Officiating is one of the major components of any successful Intramu
ral program. The TAMU Intramural-Recreational Sports Department is
particularly proud of its officials.
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