ew ERNEST MONTROSS Ernest Montross, age 70, Centermoreland, died Friday, May 11, at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital. Born at Centermoreland, he is the son of the late George and Jennie Clark Montross. He was a lifelong resident of that com- munity. He was owner and operator of a general store at Centermoreland and more recently prior to his retirement, he owned and operated a dairy farm for many years. He was a member of the Centermoreland United Methodist Church and secretary of «= Center- moreland Cemetery Association. He is survived by his widow, the former Ethel Shook; daughters, Mrs. Ola Mae Schoonover, Mrs. Betty Statnick; son, Theodore Montross; two sisters, Miss Ruth Mon- tross and Miss Florence Montross, all of Cen- termoreland. There are eight grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Monday from Home, 672 Highway, Dallas. Rev. Carlos Munoz ficiated. Interment was in Marsh Cemetery. JAMES R. FRANTZ James R. Frantz, 73, RD 1, Harveys Lake, died May 7 at the Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Kingston. He was born in Wilkes- Barre and resided at Harveys Lake for the last five years. He was em- ployed as a construction worker for the Engineers Union, Philadelphia, prior to retiring four years ago. Surviving are a son, Gary J., Wellsburg, N.Y.; daughter, Mrs. Jane asNewhart, Laceyville; ‘ister, Mrs. Grace Dinowski, Cliffwood, N.J.; Private funeral services were held at the con- venience of the family from the Swanson Funeral Home, Pikes Creek, with Rev. Michael Bealla from the Alderson United Methodist Church of- ficiating. Interment was in the Maple Cemetery, Pikes Creek. VERONICA VENASKI Mrs. Veronica Venaski, 75, of 110 Hemlock Drive, Dallas RD 4, died May 8 in Maple Hill Nursing Home, Lehman, where she had been a guest. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Sept. 11, 1903, she was the former Veronica Carney. Mrs. Venaski resided in Oak Hill section of Dallas the last two and one half years. Prior to retiring and Carnations were presented to four mothers, who are 80 years or older, at the annual Mother- Daughter covered dish dinner Friday evening at Orange Community Hall under auspices of the United Methodist Church women of Orange. Receiving the carnations were Mrs. Gertrude Perry, Mrs. Myrtle Vopleus, Mrs. Nellie Eaton and Mrs. Frieda Perry. About 50 persons at- MUM FARM Open 7 days 675-2500 mae ve moving to this area, Mrs. Venaski had been em- ployed at Leviton Manufacturing ~Co., Brooklyn, as a packer. She was a member of Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas. Surviving are daughters, Mrs. Margaret Rudziak, Brooklyn; Mrs. Helen Kishkill, Oak Hill, Dallas; .son, John Venaski, Long Island, N.Y.; sisters, Mrs. Anna Behrens, Brooklyn, and Mrs. Catherine Cruz, Florida; four grand- children and two great- grandchildren. \ Services were held Saturday morning. Interment was in National Cemetery, Pinelawn, L.I., N.Y. Local arrangements by Richard H. Disque Funeral Home, Dallas. MRS, SPACIANO Mrs. Elizabeth A. Spaciano, 38, of 232 Car- verton Road, Trucksville, died May 9 in Valley Crest following a lengthy illness. Born March 5, 1941 in Wilkes-Barre, she was the former Elizabeth Leonard. A graduate of Coughlin High School and Wilkes- Barre General Hospital School of Nursing, she served as a registered nurse in Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City. Mrs. Spaciano was a member of St. Therese’s Church, Shavertown. Surviving are her husband, Victor = J.; children, Molly and Victor J. Jr., at home; mother, Mrs. Ruth = Metzger, Shavertown; father, Ana, Calif.; sister, Mrs. Kathleen Borys, Sweet Valley. Funeral was Friday from Harold C. Snowdon Funeral Home, 140 N. Main St., Shavertown, with Mass of Christian Burial in St. Therese’s Church. Inter- ment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Township. ELIZABETH QUOSS Mrs. Elizabeth Quoss, 87, of RD 1 Sweet Valley, died Hospital. The former Elizabeth Morgan, she was born in Wanamie and resided in Sweet Valley most of her life. She was a member of Community Bible Church, Sweet Valley. Her husband, Frank, died in 1954. / surviving is a son, Charles M., Salem, Conn. Funeral was Monday from Swanson Funeral Home, Pikes Creek, with Rev. Jack gPeters of Community Bible Church officiating. Interment was in Edge Hill Cemetery, West Nanticoke. tended the dinner at which Mrs. Dorothy Hess was the program chairperson. A program of entertainment was presented’ and in- cluded a duet by Mrs. Sheryl Phillips and her daughter, Miss Georgia Phillips of Centermore- land, who were ac- companied 'by Miss Georgia Phillips on the guitar. PAGE THIRTEEN by Charlot Denmon ‘‘Emergency’’, the nationwide television show in which two paramedics rush to the rescue of people in Los Angeles hit by a variety of illnesses has become familiar to telev- ision viewers of America. There’s no doubt that the dialogue and plot leaves a lot to be desired but despite its exaggeration, the program has promoted the role the paramedic plays in helping save lives. In the near future the Back Mountain area will have its own version of “Squad 51” and ‘Rampart Hospital’. Only a few minor technicalities remain before the area’s new Mobile/Intensive Care Unit will be put in service. Six former ambulance drivers representing three Back Mountain ambulance companies have been certified as paramedics and the | communications link between the Nesbitt Memorial and Wilkes- Barre General Hospitals is ready for operation. Only licensing and minor legal aspects remain before the large blue and white unit provided by the Dallas Area Fall Fair Assn. will be on call. Wes Cave of Church Street, Dallas, is one of the six paramedics already certified to give advanced life support aid. Cave is the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Wesley Cave of Dallas. A graduate of Dallas Senior High School, Cave attended Wilkes-Barre Business College. He also served in the 402nd Military Policre, U.S. Army from 1966 to 1972. He is married to the former Cynthia Galletly of Dallas. The couple have four children, Hilary, age seven; Nicholas, age five; and : twins, Alison and Elizabeth, age four. He is employed by A. Danchek, Inc., which according to Cave, has been 100 percent cooperative in Cave’s volunteer efforts as am- bulance chief of Dallas Fire and Ambulance, and new endeavor as a member of the mobile intensive care unit. Cave spends all his leisure time and more with the fire and ambulance. He has been with the fire company for 14 years as well as the ambulance. Cave is serving his fourth year as ambulance chief. Prior to that he served as assistant ambulance chief, and as vice president of the ambulance association. He is one of the members who initiated the new unit as well as the Back Mountain Ambulance Association. In 1976 several officers of ambulance grolujps began meeting to discuss com- mon problems such as staffing, equipment, funds, etc. Out of this came the i i tributions. and someone interested watching. heroine. the program. formation of the Back Mountain Association. In the throes of this group getting off the ground came the discussion of the ad- vanced life suppert system. With the geographic location of the Back Mountain being what it is from hospital service, the idea for one system was born. Cave was chairman of the Back Mountain Ambulance Association for the first two years. The association tries to do things to support all am- bulance associations of the Back Mountain. All ambulance at- tendants should be trained to the level of EMT-1. Most Back Mountain have some volunteers with EMT training. Because of lack of staffing, some do not have the men to enroll for paramedic training because of the time in- volved for training, practical training in the hospital under doctor’s supervision and continuing refresher courses. Cave said that am- bulance service training has been upgraded so quickly during the past five or six years that it is dif- ficult to keep abreast with the legal aspects. The paramedics are covered under the recent Paramedics Practice Act. The first six men com- pleting the course are Cave, Bob Cartier, Joe Balavage, Don Weidner, John Kenealy, and Gary McDade, representing Dallas Fire and Ambulance Inc., Kingston Township Ambulance, and Lehman Ambulance Association. Other associations support the intensive care unit but do not have the manpower staffing to send men for training. However, there is a new class of paramedics who started the training at Wilkes- Barre General Hospital on May 8. They will not be finished until. March of 1979. According to Cave, PRESENTS —THURSDAY— MAY 17 Tenders with Steak Fries Dallas'has 12 EMT-A’s, and of the total of 20-22 am- bulance attendants the majority are either cer- tified as advanced first aid personnel or EMTs. The Back Mountain MICU is not common to one local ambulance association but is for entire Back Mountain service. A committee of the Back Mountain Ambulance Association oversees all of the activities of the system. Cave and the other five certified paramedics are presently participating in Nesbitt Hospital’s con- tinuing education medical project through the hospital’s wide medical education program. The new life support unit is sorely in need of EMT's and ambulance assistants from all associations to help in driving and other supportive needs of the paramedics. Minimum manning of the MICU will be one paramedic and one EMT. The paramedic training, according to Cave, is a difficult and time con- suming course. It consists of two and a half hours classes two nights weekly plus eight hours weekly doing clinical experience. The paramedics must pass clinical work under a medical proctor. There is an average of 20 percent washout in most classes, not necessarily because of inability to absorb the training but because volunteers find it impossible to give the amount of time due to work, family respon- sibilities. or other such problems. As paramedics, the six who have completed the training will be able to transmit data such as EKG’s. blood pressure or pulse back to the medical personnel at the hospital. As soon as the doctor makes a diagnosis that a medication such as drugs or defibrillation is necessary, the paramedic will be instructed to carry it out. Those on duty will also have specific in- structions to administer 50 . T—FRIDAY— MAY 18 TUNA CASSEROLE ——TUESDAY MAY 22 Turkey Croquettes with Country Mashed Potatoes & Fricassee Sauce —WEDNESDAY— MAY 23 Casserole of Veal Scallopini with Fettuchine Noodles intravenous injections immediately if they determine it is necessary. Patients will have the choice of which area hospital they want to be admitted even though initial medical aid will be administered by the paramedics on instruction from Nesbitt Memorial or General. Cave believes it should make a tremendous dif- ference in saving lives - notmerely in cardiac arrest patients but in severe burn patients, emergency illnesses. “In nearly every emergency, seconds become critical,’”’ said Cave, ‘so the more qualified personnel we have, the more likely someone will be on hand to help save a life.” Cave also emphasized that everything done by the paramedic will be on physician’s orders; that the paramedics know that they are not doctors but- trained to use their knowledge and training to - the best of their abilities. Until in actual service, few people realize what the paramedic program will mean to the Back Moun- tain. The time and effort these dedicated men have given voluntarily in their commitment to saving lives ‘will soon be obvious when persons in need can pick up the phone for life supBort when it is needed. The large blue and white unit is presently housed in Dallas Township but its permanent housing will be on the site of the Back Mountain Medical Center. i EC If -we would possess we must not claim. Kahlil Gibran renounce.
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