The Dallas Post Dallas, PA
Wednesday, June 28, 1989
. By SCOTT A. DAVIS
Post Staff
A local ambulance retained its
~ right to carry a technical piece of
life-saving, anti-shock equipment
last week.
About 15 emergency medical
technicians from Kingston Town-
ship's ambulance gathered last
Tuesday night to be reviewed and
tested by a physician on the appli-
“cation of MAST. All 15 EMTs passed
the test to certify the unit.
MAST stands for Medical Anti-
Shock Trousers. This double-lay-
ered, inflatable nylon suit encloses
the body from the lower rib cage to
the ankles.
Dr. Jill Hunt, a doctor at Wilkes-
Barre General Hospital, oversaw
the entire program and tested each
EMT.
“The MAST pants inflate, caus-
ing pressure against the body,”
she explained. “The pressure will
transfer blood from the lower parts
- of the body to the upper torso. This
‘will supply the vital organs such as
‘the heart, brain, and lungs, with
-more oxygen..”
This autotransfusion permits
more time for the ambulance to
transport a patient to the hospital,
according to Hunt.
The pants are used in the medi-
cal field to help keep a patient from
going into shock, or not having
enough blood in the vital organs to
sustain life.
Ambulances groups must re-
certify MAST every year to be able
to carry the life-saving equipment
on board the ambulance. If the
unit failed to re-certify, MAST would
have to be removed from it.
The anti-shock trousers were
originally developed in 1903 by Dr.
Crile for use in head and neck
surgery. Inthe Vietnam war, MAST
was applied to pilots to prevent
pooling of blood in their legs while
pulling out of a high-speed dives,
which could cause the pilot to
become unconscious.
In 1973, MAST was introducted
to the emergency medical field. It
is used to prevent patients from
going into shock at the scence of
an accident or other emergency.
If the EMT determines shock is
near, he or she calls the hospital
and ask a doctor for permission to
KT ambulance unit passes special certification
inflate MAST.
If the doctor authorizes infla-
tion, the EMT must use an airpump
to inflate MAST to an acceptable
amount of pressure to raise the
blood pressure to a safe level.
The EMT then must monitor the
patient until arriving at the hospi-
tal. A failure in the suit and some
side effects of MAST use could
cause harm or death to a patient if
not noticed by the EMT almost
immediately.
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a connection of DAMA to the
Wyoming Valley Sanitary Author-
ity," Carmon said,
Although only a preliminary
study, Carmen said the connec-
tion is an option DAMA should
look into. The estimated cost for
pumping water from DAMA to the
Wyoming Valley Sanitary Author-
ity is $3.9 million.
Fifty percent of the cost to
upgrade the treatment plant will
be reimbursed to DAMA by DER.
ROAD REPAIRS - The “tar and Chip” program is underway at Harveys Lake. This section of road at
| Keefer Plot is the first of many roads to be resurfaced this summer as part of the project. (Photo by
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. By SCOTT A. DAVIS
"Post Staff
- American Asphalt has begun
-. tarring and chipping Keefer Plot at
. Harveys Lake, and other roads are
. soon to follow.
American Asphalt's $41,074.76
- bid was accepted by the borough
~ in May. The bid covers work to be
~ done only at Keefer Plot.
. “Nineteen streets have been
~ proposed,” said Councilman Rich-
~ ard Boice. “They will be going out
~ for bids.” American Asphalt was
the only company to bid on the
Keefer Plot section. It is unclear
whether the company plans to bid
on other sections.
The “Tar and Chip” program
involves the tarring and chipping
of all dirt roads in the Harveys
Lake area. No definite completion
date has been set for the entire
project.
“Hopefully, by the end of the
summer, all roads will be tarred
and chipped,” Boice said. The roads
are being resurfaced in double-
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Keefer Plot roads first to be redone
layers.
Boice explained that the com-
pletion date relies heavily on the
weather; “We have seen a lot of
rain this. summer,” Boice said."If
we see good weather, we will go to
town.”
After Keefer Plot is completed
and bids are accepted for the other
phases, the project will move to
roads which already have accept-
able drainage. After these roads,
the remaining roads will be re-
paired and resurfaced.
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Writer
The Crisis Pregnancy Center,
49 Gerald Avenue, Dallas, opened
June 8, to help women of any age
who may be facing perhaps the
greatest personal crisis of their
life.
The Crisis Pregnancy Center
(CPC) will offer confidential sup-
port to any woman experiencing
an untimely or distressful preg-
nancy. The center will assist with-
out charge by meeting medical,
legal, financial, social or other
needs, for as long as their help is
needed.
The CPC is staffed by trained
volunteers and operates on finan-
cial donations from concerned
individuals and organizations.
The center staff says it will help
any woman facing a pregnancy
crisis regardless of age, or whether
single or married, The center is an
independent, non-political, non-
sectarian agency and gives confi-
dential counseling. The staff
members are trained to be suppor-
tive and caring and some of the
members are trained in post abor-
tion counseling.
Abranch ofthe Wyoming County
Agency, the response to that cen-
ter which opened in Tunkhannock
prompted a group of professionals
to open the local office. The local
center is open afternoons but
usually first contacts are made by
the client over the CPC 24-Hour
Hotline at 675-4770.
The center, which is sponsored
by the Christian Action Council,
offers complete support for the
pregnant woman, including free
pregnancy testing, counseling,
arranging forongoing medical care,
offering living arrangements in a
private home, post-abortion coun-
seling, childbirth classes, nutri-
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tional education, maternity clothes
and baby items, short or long-term
foster home care for the baby,
guidance in parenting skills, adop- directors of fundraising and pub-
tion information, and legal aid, if licity, and there are 10 members
necessary.
Susan Roskos is executive di-
rector of the Dallas Center. Carolyn
Trosky and Robert Klein are co-
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Besecker named to Dallas Twp. planning commission
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Writer
Robert Besecker, Dallas Real-
tor, was appointed to the Planning
Commission by the Dallas Town-
ship supervisors at their meeting
June 20 at the township building.
Besecker was appointed to the
position left open by the resigna-
tion of Jack Tinner.
The supervisors also appointed
Gary Hozempa as a member of the
township’s zoning board.
A motion was approved by the
supervisors to again notify William
Shutter that he must repair the
roads in his development before
the township will take them over.
The supervisors also approved a
resolution to join the Kingston
Township supervisors in applying
to the Department of Community
Affairs for a grant to support the
Back Mountain Communications
Center.
Additional Ham 'n' Yegg contributors listed
: Total contributions to date to
the Ham ‘n Yeggs amounts to
$2,195. Additional names added
to the list include: Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Brown, Dr. and Mrs. Wil-
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Connor, Mr. and Mrs. William
Dickson, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Disque, Mary Evans, Mr. and Mrs.
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