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The personnel, trained in cardiac care,
intensive medical care, and care, of the burn
unit, are dedicated people, he said.
"It's hard on them. There's a lot of
stress," he said. "We had to call a couple of
them in Saturday from a day at the
, stadium to bring in a boy from Ogalalla."
GILLESPIE SAID the 15-year-old
Ogalalla boy suffered severe burns. He had
; been trying to warm himself in a duck
blind by lighting a pan of gasoline. He was
injured in the explosion that followed,
Gillespie said.
"I hate like hell to see anyone burned
when they don't have to be," he said. "A
lot of these are the type of burns that are
preventable."
A primary cause of burns and one few
people appreciate is the ability of burning
clothing to cause serious burns, he said.
"A lot of people don't realize how
rapidly their clothes burn," he said.
"That's what the big problem is with about
90 percent of our patients. Their clothing
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Clothing made of synthetic blends melt
as they burn, doing more damage by
sticking to the skin than if a person had
been in his "birthday suit," Gillespie said.
Gillespie said the best thing to do is to
take off burning clothing or try to smother
the flames.
"To leave them on is an invitation to
extension of the burns," he said.
Gillespie said other steps people can
take to avoid burning include safe storage
of flammable liquids.
"With the energy crunch people will
buy , gas and store it," he said. "If they
store it indoors, say in the garage, it could
catch a spark. Keep them out in a
well-ventilated area."
' GILLESPIE TOLD of a patient who had
stored what he thought was an empty
propane tank in the trunk of his car
overnight. When he got in the car and
pushed in the cigarette lighter, the car
exploded, he said, putting the man in the
burn unit for six days.
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"We can predict that when we get a
hard freeze where pipes freeze, well get
admissions due to propane tank
explosions," he said. These explosions are
caused when people attempt to relight
pilot lights or thaw pipes with heat, he
said.
The best thing to do in such situations is
to call the gas company, Gillespie said.
"You wouldn't try to take out your
own appendix, and I wouldn't try to light a
pilot light," he said.
If a patient entered the unit with burns
on 50. percent of his body, Gillespie said
these procedures would be followed.
The patient would get 14 liters of fluid
in his veins the first day to replace that lost
to the burns. He would be hooked up to a .
system pumping in the fluids and to a
monitor watching the function of his heart
and lungs.
There would be a tube down his throat
allowing a -machine to breath for him,
preventing any talking.
THE PATIENT, would be put in a bath
of Clorox bleach and water for 20 minutes,
rinsed for 10 minutes and then the burned
skin would be removed with surgical
instruments. This procedure, which is often
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Because University faculty and staff use
the . Unjon as much as students do,
Kreuscher said he thinks the University
should make up for the cost of the utilities.
"It's a solution better than increased
fees or massive cuts," he said.
If cuts aje made in, the Union's budget,
Kreuscher said it is possible that the Union
would be closed nights, weekends and
summers, the Campus Activities' and
Programs would be eliminated and main
tenance would be cut to make up for the
utility costs.
He added that closing of the Colonial
room stopping off-campus catering and
cutting employee discounts also are all
possible considerations to make up for the
loss.
KREUSCHER SAID he estimates the
Union's utility costs will be about
$300,000 for next year. The Union's cur
rent budget is $600,00, according to
Kreuscher.
"The $300,000 cannot be absorbed into
the $600,000 budget without major cuts,"
he said. . v
"The utilities support for this year will
probably have to come from cuts in pro
grams or an excess in student banking
account," he said. He added that the stu
dent banking equity balance, which he is
not sure is from student tees, has $68,000
in it.
If the University makes up for the
Union's utilities, Kreuscher said the money
will either come from state tax or tuition.
repeated, is quite painful, Gillespie said.
The surface then is treated with
antibiotic dressing and wrapped, he said.
These procedures go on for four to six
weeks, Gillespie said,. depending on the
depth of the burns.
Once the tube is removed from the
patient's throat, he would be forced to
take in more than 5,000 calories in six
meals a day just to maintain his weight.
The need for calories is greater because the
burns accelerate the body's metabolism,
Gillespie said.
Skin grafting and physical therapy come
next. The burned muscles must be
stretched six times a day in the hospital, he
said, and therapy continues after the
patient leaves.
Gillespie said they treat more than just
the burned skin.
We're treating the whole patient," he
said.
Psychological teams and social workers
are a part of the burn trauma unit staff.
Head nurse Pat Halberg said, "We help
them cope with the pain and with the fact
the accident happened."
She said it was important to "maintain
the range of emotions and see they return
to a functional life."
Union earnings stand at $160,983,'but
Kreuscher said it is not possible to use that
account because it is not based on ready
cash. He said some of that figure includes
furniture and the worth of other material
items.
The senate passed a bill placing $275,
that was allocated for the membership to
the United States Student Assocation, into
a "contingency fund."
Sen. Todd Adams explained that a con
tingency fund allows the senate to use the
$275 for other things besides the USSA
membership providing that the bill doing
so originates out of or is approved by the
senate's budget and fees committee.
Chairperson of the Budget and Fees
Committee Renee Wessels voted against the
bill that her committee presented to the
senate. Wessels said she wants to leave the
money in the account that it is now in
until it is decided not to spend the money
on the USSA membership or until some
thing permanent is decided for the money.
She added that she voted against the bill
when it was in committee,
After nearly six months, the ASUN
Government Liaison Committee does not
have a permanent leadership or organiza
tional framework to work in.
Sen. Wojtasek presented an organic act
determining the framework and account
' ability of GLE, but the proposal failed.
Under Wojtasek's proposal, GLC would
become a commission. GLC would be
accountable primarily to the senate and the
president of ASUN would have the ability
to appoint ot dismiss the chairpersons of
GLC.
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