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Duke Hospitai., InterGom Page 3 From • The Auxiliary By Dorothy Sieker A recent addition to the Cardiac Catheter Laboratory is the Wollensak 7\nastij?inat Projector. Tliis is a ceil- in" viewer iisiu" movie film and op erated by a push button hand con- trcil. This projector and a library of ai)f)ro])riate fihns were given by the Duke Hospital Women’s Auxiliary. Twice a week cliildren rangin" in a>e from to 14 are patients in tlie ('ardiac Laboratory. These chil- di-en liave congenital heart conditions, and by catlieterizing their hearts doc tors can determine whether surgery is needed. This procedure Mrs. Eliza beth Gilbert, the nurse in charge of the laboratory, explains is not i)ain- ful, but for the average child is frightening. To catheterize the heart ^Aially takes two to three hours. Dur ing tliis time tlie child must lie per fectly still with tlie room darkened. Hefore the use of the ceiling viewer one person was assigned to keep the jiatieiit calm, and often times a mild anesthetic was given. Now with the aid of the viewer which the child can operate himself, most of the anxiety is forgotten and the child’s attention is centered on the action in the film. Characters range from “Little Lulu” (a favorite) to baseball heroes. So successful has the use of the viewer been, that anesthesia has been almost totally eliminated. The child returns to his room all smiles and eager to re port on the “great picture show” he lias just been to. The patient’s good spirits serve, too, to reassure anxious parents. This year’s Thanksgiving Bake Sale, held annually to provide (’lirist- mas parties for the children’s wards, brought in about $168. This year ^^lior Girl Scout Troop 35 and Sec OPENING OF HANES WARD, Left to right: Dean W. C. Davidson of the Duke Univer sity School of Medicine; Duke Hospital Superintendent F. Ross Porter; Mrs. Frederic M. Hanes, widow of the first professor of medicine at Duke; Dr. W. S. Rankin, former di rector of the Hospital and Orphan Sections of the Duke Endowment; and Duke President Hollis Edens. Mrs. Hanes is shown cutting the ribbon to formally open Hanes Ward, a 40-bed medical ward named in honor of the late Dr. Hanes. ond ('lass Scout Troop 82 assisted the Auxiliary in getting ready for San ta’s annual visit. Trooj) H5 ])ur- chased and wrapped the gifts bought with the proceeds from the Bake Sale. Troop 82 made and filled Christmas stockings. Oiir thanks to the leaders and girls of Troojis 35 and 82. Tree and room decorations were made by the patients themselves with help from the Children’s Service (’ominit- tee, and a Very Merry Christinas was had by all. The second General Membership Meeting of the Auxiliary was held February 4th at 8 P.il. in the Men’s Graduate Center. Extra Copies of Inter-Com Anyone wishing an extra copy of Inter-Com should inquire at the Superintendent’s Office. A few copies are usually available there after each issue. Veteran Employee Dies James Bass, a member of the orig inal housekeeping staff of Duke Hos pital, died on December 26, 1957. From the time he came to work in October 1931 until his death, James fired the incinerator for the Hospital. During those years lie made friends with the entire staff. Better known by his nickname, “Little Man,” James was a bachelor with many hob bies. Two of his favorites were the cultivation of flowers and fishing, and these were always good for a bit of conversation with one of his many friends. Plaudits Dr. Keith S. Grimson, professor of sui-gery in the Duke University Medi cal School, has been named recipient of one of the li)58 ilodeni ^Medicine Distinguished Achievement Awards. Dr. (irimson is one of nine iihysicians
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