The White Falcon - 05.02.1965, Blaðsíða 3

Friday, February 5, 1965
WHITE FALCON
HEAD INJURIES
by Dr. Walker H. Campbell, Lt, MC, USNR
Injuries to the scalp, skull and brain, as the result of a
direct blow to the head, compose an important part of
bodily injuries seen in our hospital emergency room. It is
especially important to be aware of the possible dangers
involved in head injuries during the winter, when roads
are extremely slippery with ice and snow, thus increasing
the possibility of injuries due to'-*
falls or automobile accidents.
Injuries to the skull are usually
classified as (1) closed head in-
juries, (2) depressed skull frac-
tures and (3) compound fractures
of the skull.
Closed Injuries
The first class—closed head in-
juries—will be discussed in this
article. Closed head injuries are
those associated with simple frac-
ture or injury to the skull.
When a person sustains a blow
to his head, it is important to
know whether he was knocked un-
conscious. Cerebral concussion is
a short period of unconsciousness,
caused by a blow to the head. The
period of unconsciousness is
variable, but usually lasts only a
few seconds or minutes. The exact
nature of the alterations which
produce the characteristic loss of
consciousness is not clear.
Amnesia
Amnesia (inability to recall
events just preceding the blow),
may be present with cerebral con-
cussion, and loss of consciousness
may be intermittent, occurring
several times in the first few
hours after the injury.
A typical case of head injury
is illustrated by the following ex-
ample. The subject slips on the
ice and falls, striking his head
against the ground. He is knocked
unconscious for several minutes,
and as he regains consciousness
he feels dazed and is unable to
recall events leading up to the
fall. He may wonder what he is
doing outside and not know where
he is at that particular time. Very
shortly thereafter he will likely
feel dizzy and develop a fairly
severe headache which is not nec-
essarily in the region of the blow.
His vision may be blurred and he
may feel slightly nauseated. There
may or may not be a laceration
or swollen area in the scalp at
the region of the blow. If he was
knocked unconscious by the injury,
he should be taken to a doctor for
examination and possible X-rays
of the skull.
Observation
For the first 24 hours after a
cerebral concussion, the injured
person should be observed for
further periods of loss of con-
sciousness, vomiting, abnormalities
in his speech and body movements,
personality changes, and amnesia.
It is, also, important to observe
any bleeding from the nose or
ears, or any leaking of clear
watery fluid from nose or ears.
If the patient was knocked un-
conscious by the injury, the possi-
NOTICE
Intramural volleyball will
begin in March. Departments
desiring to enter teams are re-
quested to submit their rosters
to the Social Service Office,
Bldg. 752, no later than Feb.
20.
bility of skull fracture is very
slight. Although a large bruise
(swollen area) may quickly ap-
pear at the location of the injury,
this usually indicates only broken
blood vessels in the scalp. Such
injuries can usually be treated
effectively at home by bed rest
for several hours, and ice pack
over the bruise, and aspirin for
headache. He should be observed
for the aforementioned symptoms
of nausea, developing unconscious-
ness, etc. If there is an open,
bleeding laceration of the scalp,
the patient should, of course, be
seen by a doctor to have the
wounds dressed, thereby prevent-
ing infection.
Children
As is often the case with small
children, the original injury may
not have been observed by an adult.
Thus, it is not known whether
unconsciousness occurred at the
time of the injury. In this case,
it is usually sufficient to observe
the child for vomiting, staggering,
slurring of speech, or differences
in the sizes of the pupils in his
eyes. At first occurrence of any
of the unusual signs, the child
should be seen by a doctor.
by Julie and Jo Ann
Hi! This is the first in the
series of our weekly Teen Scene
column. Once a week we will keep
our readers posted with the latest
happenings around Alfred T.
Mahan High School.
It has really been a busy week
here at the high school with new
faces, cameras flashing, relief
from exams, and planning for the
Junior Class Box Social.
First things first—We’re happy
to welcome several new students
to the halls of Alfred T. Mahan
H. S. We hope that Andy and
Mary Green, Tina and Danielle
Weymouth and Bobbi and Linda
Ledford find their stay with us
an enjoyable one.
As for the flashing cameras—
the Yearbook Staff is really push-
ing hard toward that deadline
March 1. The collection of pictures
for the 1965 Aurora Borealis is
growing and growing by the day.
Not only the students, but the
teachers as well, are finally start-
ing to relax after the week of
semester examinations.
Tomorrow night at 7 p.m. the
Junior Class is going to make
more money for their prom in the
form of a Box Social. This is
really a switch; the gals are going
to ask the guys! The girls make
the food and after the bidding,
the fellas try their best to force
the victuals down.
For a closing reminder, the
Viking Basketball Squad is play-
ing the Naval Security Group to-
night and the Cheerleaders would
like your loyal support. (Hint,
hint)
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The unpredictable intramural basketball league. Up—
down—All-around—in—out—first one and then the other
Where will it all end???? Maybe in a playoff.
As I sit here and write this, something may be happening
that will change the standings in the league again. These
past few weeks have been hectic. It all started with the run
that Medical made at the top.'^
They banged heads with and beat
BEGINNING OF THE END—The Public Works
team starts doing battle with Alfred T. Mahan’s
Vikings during the opening jumpball. Public Works
upset the Vikings winning streak by clubbing the
high school players 68-59.
Bob Rogers
scores as a PW
player watches.
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1. Kingston won 69 of his 138
races to set the North American
record for the most wins by a
thoroughbed. When did he race?
2. Pittsburgh lefthander Bob
Veale held what dual distinction
in 1964?
3. Jim Bunning of Philadelphia
and Juan Marichal of the Giants
shared what 1964 record?
4. Under jockey club rules of
racing, how much money do jock-
eys receive for placing first, sec-
ond, third and losing when the
purses are $2,000 or higher
5. What National League team’s
pitching staff had the best earned
run average last season?
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AFRTS and AFI. They ran into
Rockville and that ended the mat-
ter right there. Rockville broke
the blade of Medical’s knife.
Then there was the case of
AMD. Remember them? — right
there in fourth place only a little
off the pace and one of the teams
to be reckoned with. Then came
that little tussel with NAVSEC-
GRU—AMD played good ball, but
NAVSECGRU played better.
When that overtime period rolled
around, just about everyone in the
gym knew who was going to win.
After all, a top team shouldn’t
have to play an overtime against
the next-to-last place team.
AFI, a solid favorite to cop
honors in the league, is doing a
faster fade then a 98 cent shirt.
Losing that big game to Medical
hurt very badly—falling out of
first place and back into the pack.
AFI needs a few big wins to get
back into thick of the battle.
Security-Admin, charging at
that top rung in the ladder, had
the ladder kicked away by AFRTS
—then a win here and there put
them back up.
11 The 57th Fight-
er Interceptor-
Squadron —
strong with
Bailey, but hurt
by loss to AFI
— has some new
blood in the line-
up and is moving
back into a con-
tenders role.
They are perhaps
the strongest
team in the lea-
gue, but Bailey’s
leaving. Bad
luck.
Last on the
pile of teams at
the top is Rock-
ville. Only a few
games ago they
couldn’t buy a
win. Now the team is back on top
and trying to get the grip that
will keep them there.
Where will it all end???? After
consulting with my good, old,
faithful crystal ball .... I know
the answer. However, it’s the same
“blasted ball” that picked the
Colts over the Browns and Gold-
water over Johnson. I’m thinking
of trading it in for an almanac.
Looking ahead .... football sea-
son is almost upon us and I hear
that Jack Brink has decided not
to have “flagball” this year and
is going to have a “touch” league.
Word comes from people in the
“know” that this is a very smart
decision. Word has it that “Flag-
Call <f/S6
ball” is nothing more then organ-
ized mayhem. Nothing but divine
providence kept the total of casu-
alties as low as it was last year.
It sure “ain’t” smart to tempt
fate two years running.
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by Nina Fortini
Junior Girl Scout Troop #3
started off the new year being
very busy. In addition to the re-
gular weekly meetings, the Wed-
nesday Cooking and Sewing Class-
es were completed. A group of
girls from the troop are now
working on the Health Aid badge,
Wednesday, after school. This
class is being instructed by Mrs.
Lynn Repp with the help of Mrs.
Charles Hughes.
Saturday afternoon, Jan. 23,
the troop had a playday at the
high school gym. A variety of
games were played. Refreshments
were served with the assistance
of Mrs. William Kirby, Mrs.
Thomas Howell, Mrs. Walter Hurt
and Mrs. John MacFarlane. Not
only did the girls have a fun-filled
afternoon but this activity cover-
ed one of the requirements on the
Worldwide Games badge. The
Scouts are working on this badge
at their weekly meetings.
Troop #3 was invited to spend
Saturday, Jan. 30, in Reykjavik
with the Icelandic Girl Guides
and their leaders. Our Girl Scouts
and the adults who accompanied
them had a memorable and most
pleasant day. The first stop in
Reykjavik was the Guide Building
where we were met by Mrs.
Teenis, Chief Guide, and Mrs.
Fenger, Icelandic Representative
to the World Association of Girl
Scouts and Girl Guides. Here
everyone had a delicious Icelandic
dinner. A tour of the city was
taken next and interesting stops
were made at the outdoor swim-
ming pool and the National Mu-
seum.
We returned to the Guide Build-
ing and attended a Brownie Girl
Guide meeting. Icelandic Brown-
ies are in the same age group
as Junior Girl Scouts. All the
Girls joined in playing games and
singing. The Icelandic Brownies
gave their visiting friends pictures
and gifts that they made. Apples
with American and Icelandic
flags, also made by the Brownies,
were distributed among the group.
The meeting was concluded with
each group giving their closing
ceremony.
Twenty-seven Scouts attended
this outing along with their lead-
er, Mrs. Charles Hughes and as-
sistant leaders, Mrs. Roy Bowers
and Mrs. Tom Fortini. Mrs. Wal-
ter Kiracofe Neighborhood Chair-
man, and Mrs. William Sturde-
vant, Neighborhood Secretary-
Treasurer, accompanied this group
also.