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The Daily Leader92nfi Year—-No. 143— 12 Pages Pontiac, 111. 61764, Wednesday, March 1, 1972 I!i cents a CopyiWi' 1. .W /State wiL check ah its doctoINSPECT HELICOPTER — One of two emergency helicopters used to transport critically injured patients in Illinois to regional trauma centers was on display at Dargan Park Tuesday during ceremonies announcing that St. James Hospital, shown in thebackground at right, would be a local trauma center. Seats in the helicopter are removed for a patient litter to transport the injured. — (Leader Photo by S. Kridner.)State names St. JamesHospital local trauma centerBy SUZANNE KRIDNER Leader Staff ReporterSt. James Hospital was designated a local trauma center Tuesday by the-Illinois Department of Public Health as part of a state-wide program to provide better emergency caretreatment for critically injured patients.Dr. Franklin Yoder, director of the Department of Public Health, made the announcement at ceremonies held Tuesday afternoon at Dargan Park, where a state helicopterYoung jurors excusedSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The push to assign l8-to-21-year-olds to the jury which will hear murder-kidnap charges against black revolutionary Angela Davis-has failed thus far.By the close of the second day of jury selection Tuesday, five college students—all between 18 and 21—had been excused by Superior Court Judge Richard E. Arnason, with “deep regret” by the defense and the consent of the prosecution. None has been seated.Four of the five said that spending four to six months at Miss Davis5 trial—the current estimate by attorneys from both sides—would interfere with their studies or force themto drop out of classes.The fifth said he would postpone his schooling but told Arnason he could suffer medical complications from a kidney transplant a year and a halfSince the trial started Monday, a dozen prospective jurors have been dismissed—two on challenges from the defense for prejudice.Miss Davis, 28, a Communist and former UCLA philosophy instructor, is charged with murder, kidnap and conspiracy in an Aug. 7, 1970, shootout at the Marin County Civic Center. A judge, two convicts and an accomplice were killed.She walkedused to transport the trauma “Health costs are inpatients to regional trauma creasing beyond limits — out of centers made a demonstration sight,” Dr. Boyd said, and the landing. demand for medical services isDale Budde, administrator at exceeding the ability of doctors St. James, spoke to the hospital and hospitals to meet the employes and others attending demand, especially for the ceremonies, along with Rex emergency medical care. Conger, of the Division of The trauma patient Emergency Medical Services of represents only 3 per cent of the the Public Health Department, admissions to emergency who will be the full-time trauma rooms, Dr. Boyd said, but he coordinator at St. James pointed out that 7,000 patients Hospital. died last year in Illinois fromDr. Yoder said that Pontiac auto and industrial accidents, was in a strategic location to Most of the diseases which serve trauma patients and killed these persons are Governor Richard Ogilvie was correctable and can be treated anxious to cover Illinois as if the patient received quickly as possible in providing emergency medical care in emergency care for trauma time.patients. Local trauma centers atA plaque designating St. hospitals such as St. James James as a local trauma center provide basic life-saving was presented at a dinner at St. resuscitation to the critically James Tuesday evening by Dr. injured. Physicians and David R. Boyd, chief of the surgeons in these centers Division of Emergency Medical provide the care that is con-Services and Highway Safctyof sistent with their resources and the Public Health Department, decide when the transfer ot a Dr. Boyd explained that the patient to an advanced trauma care program was Areawide or Regional Center is developed to provide the op- necessary for optimal continued timal system of care for the care.critically injured patient. Dr. Boyd said ten regionalcenters and three area-wide -|.j centers have been establishedill likC and the state was now workingto develop about 25 local trauma 1 i ATI centers. The state of Illinois hasiAUil authorized 40 trauma centers.^CHICAGO (AP— Gov ard B. Ogilvie has crdi complete review of the ] sional qualifications of a tors working for the sU the wake of reports that worked as a doctor at lt;mental hospital for the la years with only a tem physician’s permit.The governor’s order Tuesday as Kane Coun thorities conducted an i gation of Ricardo Munoz 48, employed at the Elgii Hospital since 1968.Munoz was suspended hospital Monday after V R. Ketchem, Kane state’s attorney, began £ into the deaths of 200 patients at the siate hospital over an 18-monl od, from April 1969 to 1971.Ketchem began his in\ tion after the Chicago '1 reported uncovering whelming evidence that had talked his way into tion of trustalthou apparently never cor medical school.”A hospital spokesma honed that the deaths cm in several hospital war said the investigation “c imply that these 200 ; were seen by Dr. Muno: William Robinson, dir the Illinois Department istration and Educatio Munoz took the state li exam three times and each time.Robinson indicated had produced evidence was graduated from ti versity of Havana 1 School in 1958. He add medical school gradual permitted to work in sts pitals without being manently licensed.The Tribune said the medical school was elosi ing the time Munoz w? posed to-have attended i Munoz was unavailal comment.The governor appoint Albert Glass, head of linois Mental Health 3 ment, to review the sci for physicians seeking jo the state.Ogilvie told Glass to c “an immediate and exh investigation of the facts incident and to repor findings to me personi soon as possible.”a and twospeeial regional centers,By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ™--u— s~itiinaway - aloneBy TAD BARTTMUS Associated Press Writer MIAMI (AP) — Bored buxom beauties served up plenty of talk but little Leap Year action for a batch of wealthy bachelors who competed for the egg rolls instead of the blondes.If Cupid was aboard Dr. Sydney Sacks’ sumptuous houseboat Tuesday night, he may have been dodging cigarette butts under the dirty bubble bath in the sunken Roman tub—or he missed the boat.In its inaugural hour, the party billed by Bachelors International members as a “Leap Year Gala” seemed to go smoothly enough.Half of the club’s 35 members showed up in the expensive velvet jackets or spiffy knittedrolls. It was the highlight of the evening, and he was mobbed.Peruvians, Israelis, Britons and other foreign guests rounded up by club members suddenly found themselves deserted as mostly middle-aged men put down their plastic champagne cups and made a dive for the oriental goodies.An Afro-haired drummer and the two other musicians hired to entertain the revelers bravely struggled through the last few bars of “If Ever f Would Leave You,” then headed in the same direction,“This,” said one fed-up female, “is getting to be a drag.” Tossing down the last of her domestic bubbiy, she walked out into the night. Alone.y me ...e,™ Children’s Memorial Hospital inChicago was looking ahead to Chjcag0 and Northwestern a predicted high of 70 today— university spinal cord injury then it happened. March roared cerlter aiso have been in like a lion. established for specializedFrom out of nowhere, a rush treatment, of cold air covered the area, The state's role, Dr. Boyd plunging temperatures 13 de- said is t0 provide financial grees in four minutes. support. The trauma eoor-It went from 57 to 44 and djnators employed by the kept falling through the morn- Department of Public Health ing rash hour with rain and are emergency health experts, drizzle possibly changing to lauaiiy military medical carp snow. smen, who are located at theThe abrubt change from a trauma centers to assist in the record high for the date of 65 many administrative and Tuesday was felt only in the managerial aspects of the northern third of Illinois. program.Partly sunny, windy and un- ' Conger, who will be seasonably mild weather was looted at st James and will expected to continue in the rest move to Pontiac in several of the state with readings most- weeks, will work with St. ly in the 6fts and 7fts. James, and also with am-But rain was predicted to be- bulance personnel and others in corne mixed with snow in the £[,0 community in providing the central section tonight with oc- best emergency care. He will he casional rain in the south. available to speak to local Much colder weather was groi,p,: about the program, and forecast for Thursday. ‘ (Contimledonpage5CUNNINGHAM C Aurora, right, a ce 15th District, pass during a coffee he State’s Attorney J( — (Leader Photo
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