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friday, October 24, 1975 daily nebraskan page 7 First aid handy for Huskerfans ByiiuBr0W? t ' : t. hcart team was ready t0 move from the hospital to an Neither ram nor sleet nor a heart condition seems to emergency in town, hinder Big Red fans from attending games, according to "It is necessary to have two teams of personnel and a physician who has worked at Memorial Stadium's life- equipment present at the stadium to manage efficiently ? support team station since its inception 10 years ago. he said. "One covers the stadium while the other covers the The station was developed to provide emergency first Lincoln area and acts as backup in case two emergencies aid Jo spectators suffering heart attacks or other heart occur at the same time." problems at the stadium, Stephen Carver, a Lincoln cardio- . Carver said spectators with heart conditions, may realize vascular surgeon said. risks involved in climbing ramps and stairs and getting According to his records, a serious emergency situation over-excited during the game, but they continue to come, occurs at about every other home game. Ushers, Boy Scouts, policemen and Hed Cross volunteers Lincoln General Hospital nurses staff the unit this year, located throughout the stadium usually are alerted to Carver sand. Previously, nurses from Brvan Memnrial Hospital staffed the station, but administrators there decid ed the community would be served better if the mobile Style lirS, Z2v"y I 1 Ms8y o: F o t3 one pi lf InJS yf al I nlsilS,l3s!i ca 0:3 ccb tm tti .4 1 0.0 pi IOCS Howard Street in the Old Market, Omaha J11 fc3 nfcd AreilsUa enfy st: new hours: Mon.-Thurs. 1 1-8 Fri.-Sat. 11-10, Sun. 1-6 345-7700 Basic first aid Charles Elsom, Red Cross safety program director, said his volunteers usually reach the people first and apply basic first aid to the many minor injuries that . occur. This year, 48 volunteers have treated burns, fainting, falling, injuries from thrown bottles, cuts and sprains, he said. Most volunteers have had more than 50 hours of train ing, some of them in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, Elsom said. When a volunteer spots a heart attack victim, Red Cross personnel begin helping while other personnel notify life-support members of the patient's location. Emergency medical technicians then rush to the scene and apply basic first aid. The patient then is transferred to ground level where specific medical measures using advance equipment can be performed. When stable, the patient is moved to a heart unit at one of three Lincoln hospitals. Six nurses The advanced life-support team consists of six nurses, each having two to seven years of coronary care experience, and one cardiovascular specialist. Other physicians are seated throughout the stadium where they can be easily contacted by Boy Scout or Red Cross personnel when an emergency occurs. Walkie-talkie communication between the station, located at the northwest gate, and volunteers at specific locations provide coordination and coverage of the whole stadium, Carver said. In 1965, before the unit was developed, three people collapsed and died without emergency aid at the stadium. In the eight years following, station personnel have re suscitated all but one of 18 people having either a cardiac or pulmonary emergency, he said. No federal, state or local funds are provided specifically for the unit. Most of the personnel volunteer, UNL contracts for the ambulances, and the National Heart Association, local medical associations and hospitals have provided equipment and training for the community project, Carver said. BirinmaaaiWiiiriiii ; . 4 ', F s 1 ( w V an , g KB fSES RSa EaiC9 133 633 SSI KSI KB BSStBI iBI 1 M E dni th miH-pmfiCiter hhiftR? We're here if you need us. 472-2200 i WaSk-in west door Health Center Rm. 223 at Vision Center. Why walk around g!jsty-ytd? Vision Cntr makes it easy to gt into contacts. Thair telaction is to compieta, most peopla can quickly tind a pair that it right tor thorn. Ysthy'v got ait kinds ol contact lenses. Soft lensas, hard tenses. Clear or tinted . . . over 29 different tints. 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