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1983. Since ha bine `• department hes
dealt with 25,620 a; eats' *spared to
17,925 in 1982;,,:.;
• The new attditiofl h .sZxreyyen Dit;sworth and
according to 'bead,,ourse Joy! Rig;, t.
workload has increased drimacally.
Although medical emergencies are the
priority of the hospital wing, out-patient
services make up a major portion of that
workload, Tuesday and Fridays are
particularly •hectic days at emergency.
Specialists and surgeons set up office here
on a regular schedule and deal with a
variety of ailments and problems, including
pediatrics, internal medicine, ears, nose
and throat problems and urology.
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! well.loc a 'peters ,sehedttte oth9r
surgical Procedure$ at the emergency wing,
One Tuesday alone, 16 minor procedures
were hooked.
Stili, this. wing is §"PeegiCaltdesigned to
e With emergencies and MrsDolt
explained, "Emi eleatake priority,
That's
en understanding we .halve with the
doctors;"
Summer is a particularly busy time in the
emergency wing, Campers, cottagers• and
vacation traffic use the 01),\H facility with
problems ranging from insect bites to
severe sunburns, sore throats to highway
accident victims.
"You never quite know what's going to
come through the door," Mrs. Doig
explained. '
When ambulances are called to the scene
' of an emergency, the CPH wing is usually
notified. Ambulance attendants try to call
the hospital before the victim is brought in.
They can provide essential information to
the nursing team.
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'brought to, Doctors s
are.
.contacted inhmedlately. In the ease of a
cardiac arrest a'0407 -is called,through the
hospital PA system and any, doctor •in the
hospital is required to respond imrgediately.
"We're not qualified to make life saving .
decisions," .Mrs. Doig said, `. `but. there are. •
-measures 1 can take and! Medicine -1 can
have ready fortbe doctors." •
For cardiac arrest . emergencies, Mrs.
Doig and RN Cheryl Hohner can have a
trauma room prepared in 30 seconds.
. Mrs. Doig said that emergency is a high
pressure area of the hospital to work in. Yet
her job is gratifying. She explained, "Yap
get a lot of•satisfaction if you save a life. The
work's a variety of things. -I can get a chance
to be with people." •
The regular emergency staff includes two
full time nurses, Mrs. Doig and Mrs.
Hohner, and several part time assistants.
Major expansion for Goderich harbor
GODERICH. - Agriculture Minister Ralph
Ferguson announced on behalf of Transport
Minister Lloyd Axworthy that new
economic opportunities will open up for the
transportation of salt and other com-
modities with a $17 million development
project at the Port of Goderich on Lake
Huron.
The Minister said a dredging and con-
struction program will be getting underway
which will enable large lake vessels as well
as ocean going fry ighters to use the new
facilities without Lie hindrance of present
draft restrictions.
"Providing the Port of Goderich with the
same depth as the St. Lawrence Seaway will
certainly encourage future regional in-
dustrial development," said Mr. Ferguson.
Work involves reconstructing the existing
wharf, construction of a breakwater and a
new wharf, as well as dredging to provide
seaway depth at both wharves.
The minister said that while contracts
have not yet been awarded, the bidding pro-
cess should begin in about a month. Con-
struction and dredging will be done in
phases between now and 1986-87.
Goderich is the largest community on the
east shore of Lake Huron and its main ac -
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tivities centre around salt mining. and the
movement of grain. It is a principal tourist
destination which attracts recreational
craft as well as commercial fishing vessels.
The port has potential for future new com-
modity flows such as industrial chemicals,
alfalfa pellets and synthetic fuel. The
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan has
also shipped potash on a trial basis.
A study by Transport. Canada's Ports and
Harbours Directorate has also identified
Goderich as capable of promoting regional
industrial development based on marine -
oriented ventures.
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The London doctor's tike over ,•tie,
weekend roster ` of duties and according
Mrs. Doig, "that's an awful big help to. our
,guys."
The weekend help means that local
doctors can, have a day off.. CPH has been
using the relief system for four years.
Without it, Clinton doctors would be working
seven days a week, betv4een their regular
practices and weekend schedules.
CPH:has successfully managed to keep up
with the increasing demands on the
e ergency department.
Y a few sh rt yea �
o ` : rs o, when the
emergency department consisted of two
small examination rooms and an operating -
room, Mrs. Doig. recalled; "For the number
of patients that went through there it
- functioned very well. Now that we're in the
new wing, I don't know how we did it–We
Used to have to treat patients in.the hall.
That was unsettling."
The new emergency wing is made -up of
two examination rooms, a recovery room,
trauma room and fracture room.
Mrs. Doig noted, "The newlemergenoy is
working very well for a smart Ospital. It's
well equipped and even the doctors from
London are amazed."
Mrs. Doig believes that the increased
demands on the emergency services comes
through the public's image of the health
care system. She explained that the health
care system has made access easy for the
public.
"Perhaps too much so," she said, "but
then what profession isn't abused. I wouldn't
be surprised to see user fees."
CPH's emergency head nurse says that
the emergency -outpatient wing is a vital
component of the hospital. However, unlike
the images that televison shows portray, not
all emergency cases have tgbe battered and
bloodied car crash victims.
She explained, "For the mother who's had
her child vomiting for the last 24 hours,
that's an emergency."
The CPH emergency wing offers the
necessary services and strives to provide
personal contact. Here, the nurses' work
ranges from assisting doctors in the trauma
room, to comforting a small child.
Quality care is the aim of the emergency
wing and Mrs. Doig noted; "Everyone in
Clinton should be . proud of the new
emergency systerrh."
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In the past year the Clinton Public Hospital emergency -out patient wing has dealt with
more than 25,000 patients. FuUtime nurses Cheryl Hohner and Joyce Doig must be
prepared to handle all emergencies and work with local doctors. Dr, Brian Baker and
other Clinton doctors, specialists and weekend relief assistance physicians extensively
use the emergency facility. (Shelley McPhee photo)
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