ER staff SEPTEMBER 21, 1983 Dallas Post/Ed Garnpoell Anzalone, M.D; R.N. Emergency (Continued from page 1) who had complained of chest pains, a child who had swallowed a penny, and a youngster who had injured his foot in the spokes of his mother’s bicycle. Dr. Anzalone, who also maintains a family practice with offices in Huntsville and Forty Fort, has been working in emergency rooms since 1975. He finds the work very excit- ing as he is able to experience ' problems different than those in family practice. Anzalone also finds the emergency room method of handling problems extremely diffi- cult from the methods of family medicine. It is because of this variety of cases that the staff finds working in the emergency room so interesting. Greg Burke, a nursing assistant at Nesbitt and a senior at the University of Scranton, reflected on his feeling toward emergency medi- cine. “It (the emergency room) is the best place I could work for exposure. It helped me make up my mind that I want to go into medi- cine.”’ Greg, who plans to enter the medical field, was responsible for administering first aid, taking vital signs, transporting patients to X- ray, running errands’ to the lab, ordering supplies and doing CPR. Dr. Anzalone noted that ‘‘emer- gency rooms in the valley have - come a long way in the last seven years’’ as the telemetry unit has been put into use, allowing par- amedics to take emergency medica- tion directly to the patients. © With the use of the telemetry unit, a radio unit hooks into the hospital and enables paramedics to commu- nicate with the doctors. More lives are saved in situations such as cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest and any case where the patient needs medication as soon as possi- ble. The use of military anti-shock trousers, which were. used on battle- fields during the Vietnam War, can prevent a patient from going into shock after a severe accident and, if the patient is in pain, a paramedic can also administer medication, . thus making the ride to the hospital not only more comfortable for the patient, but also much less frighten- ing. For the patients, waiting is almost always the hardest part. As the woman who had injured her hand waited almost an hour for one laboratory test, the nurses explained that sometimes necessry lab work takes time and that no diagnosis can be made until test results have been obtained. Nurses, of course, play a vital role in the efficiency of the emer- gency room. Certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support, they have been taught how to handle acute ognize heart rhytms and what medi- cations are necessary ‘to deal with particular medical problems. INSURANCE Technique displayed and Regina Modrovsky, Dallas Post/Ed Campbell nurses aid, attends to her. Although the emergency room staff members are professionally trained, there are naturally times when things seem harder and when emotions must be squelched. Their jobs always seem to get tougher when a staff member knows a patient, or when a seriously ill child is brought in, or when a young adult dies after everything possible has been done. During each and every crisis, however, the staff member’s know-how and medical knowledge simply take over. Every member of the Nesbitt Memorial Hospital emergency room staff admitted that emergency room work is exciting, interesting and The Junior Women’s Club of Dallas is presenting ‘The Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill Stage Show’ on Friday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m. at the Dallas Junior High School auditorium. The Fanfare Theatre Ensemble of New York City, has taken the true historical facts of Annie Oakley and blended them with music and pageantry to create a thrilling thea- tre experience for children. Annie Oakley is the story of an orphaned backwoods girl who, through her own intiative, pluck and talent rose to the high peak of success. We see her take to the road and come across Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. i fo Insurance i IAGENT SERVES YOU FIRST 654-3173 T-PLATES Issued For Most Vehicles NOTARY SERVICE HAZLE PARK HOT DOGS Extra Lean Ground Beef BEEF PATTIES ............. 3 Ib. Box. . . $9°7 iin tw 31° provides a constant change. Although some days. can become extremely hectic, the general con- sensus of the employees was, ‘I perform best when it’s busiest.” As I drove home after my shift, I could no ‘longer picture the one- room emergency .room and I no longer wondered what it was like to work in an emergency room. I realize now that an emergency room is filled with highly sophisti- cated equipment and highly trained medical personnel. And, because of my experience at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, I am no longer fearful of what goes on beyond the waiting area of an emergency room. stage show Against a background of the Buf- falo Bill’s Wild West Show with all its glamor and excitement, you will see Annie grow up as a person and a performer. You will also meet Buffalo Bill, Sitting Bull, Frank Butler and all the colorful Indians, cowboys and personalities of the Wild West. Tickets, which may be purchased at the door, are $3 for children and $4 for adults. School evaluation Dallas Post/Charlot M: Denmon Jane Cornell, Middle (Continued from page 1) tion Committee of 16 persons will arrive in the area on Oct. 24. There will be a Kickoff Banquet that evening at the senior high school for the evaluation committee and the faculty committees at which time they all will receive their schedule and hear two reports, the first on the school’s philosophy and objec- tives presented by Mrs. Margaret general community where the school is situated. The 16-member committee will spend Oct. 24 to Oct. 27 evaluating 115 pints It was a generally busy day at the Back Mountain Blood Council’s blood drive held Sept. 13 at the Shavertown Church. One hundred ninety six prospective donors made their way to the bloodmobile with 115 pints being rushed to the Blood Center in Wilkes-Barre. ber are always crucial,’”’ com- mented a Red Cross spokesman. “But “with the ‘help of collections such as these; a crisis was avoided and hospitals have netified the blood center that they are pleased the usual summer blood drought seems to be over.” This is the fourth consecutive drive in which the ladies of Trinity Presbyterian Church have helped with the volunteer calling. Also vol- unteering their services were groups from the host church, the Dallas Kiwanis Club, students from College Misericordia, residents of The Meadows and Girl Scouts who helped to run the nursery. Jeff Townsend, co-chairman of reported that, once again, difficulty was experienced in finding enough volunteers to call repeat donors. Although the council is slowly growing in strength as people volunteer, still more people are needed to help their community in this life-saving activity. The next Back Mountain Blood- mobile is scheduled for Nov. 25. The council hopes the people of the Back Mountain will come to regard this as a Thanksgiving tradition. and repeat last year’s record of 283 pints. CRAB LEGS... +... pkg. 3377 FLOUNDER & SOLE Li 32° Swoyersville Phone 287-9261 try fot ; Tasty Spicy Fresh all the reports and forms. On Oct. 27, Chairman Rizzolo will deliver a brief oral report to the faculty. A detailed written report will follow sometime during December. 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