The White Falcon - 02.04.1965, Blaðsíða 8

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WHITE FALCON
Friday, April 2, 1965
by Dr. Walker H. Campbell, Lt(MC), USNR
(Editor’s Note—This is the conclusion in the series of “Medical
Care For The Expectant Mother.”
Subsequent Pre-natal Checks
After the initial visit, the preg-
nant woman is seen at least once
a month through the seventh
month of her pregnancy, every
two weeks in the eighth month,
and every week in the ninth
month. It is often advisable for
her to make a list of questions to
ask the doctor prior to her ar-
rival at his office so that she will
be fully aware of what to antici-
pate and guard against during
pregnancy.
Each visit after the initial one
will include an abdominal exami-
nation to determine growth of the
fetus and the rate and regularity
of the fetal heart beat. Also, the
patient’s weight and blood pres-
sure are recorded on each visit.
A urinalysis is done on each visit
and a blood count (hemoglobin de-
termination) is obtained periodic-
ally throughout pregnancy.
Checking Blood, Weight
If the mother’s blood type is
Rh positive and her husband’s
type Rh negative, her body may
build up antibodies to destroy the
blood cells of the developing fetus,
should its type be Rh negative.
Therefore, blood must be drawn
from this pregnant mother fre-
quently in the last five months
of pregnancy to detect the pre-
sence of any Rh antibodies in
her blood. -
Excessive weight gain must be
closely watched during pregnancy,
for with an increase in body
weight, the blood pressure tends
to rise, and the patient may suf-
fer with swelling of ankles, hands,
and face. Should this go un-
checked, the mother’s life at or
near the time of delivery may be
endangered. Monthly checks of
urine, weight and blood pressure
help prevent this. Excessive
weight gain, also, predisposes to
the development of varicose veins
and hemorrhoids, which can cause
significant discomfort.
The occurance of vaginal bleed-
ing with or without lower abdo-
minal cramps, should be closely
watched by the pregnant woman,
and she should consult her doctor
if this occurs.
Latter Months Important
In the latter months of preg-
nancy, the doctor will discuss cer-
tain aspects of the impending
labor and delivery—for instance,
the type of anesthesia to be used
and the advisability of breast
feeding the infant as opposed to
bottle feeding. The patient is
given a list of supplies during
this time, to be brought to the
hospital for herself and the baby
when she goes into labor.
Early and continued medical
supervision of the pregnant wo-
man, by a doctor, will help insure
a safe and uncomplicated preg-
nancy.
bread, and THOU. Rolling out the
barrel is Miss California Vintage.
Kinda makes one’s mouth water.
Gemini Team
Recovers Unit
A force of 20 ships, 80 air-
craft and approximately 14,000
Department of Defense personnel,
representing many skills, sup-
ported the Gemini—Titan III two-
man space flight from Cape Ken-
nedy, Fla., March 23.
During the flight, the status
and readiness of assigned units
was continuously monitored
through a global communications
network at the Mission Control
Center.
After the astronauts landed, the
operation shifted to the Recovery
Control Center—located in a
room adjacent to the Mission
Control Center.
While the prime recovery ship
was the aircraft carrier USS
Intrepid, the Coast Guard Cutter
Diligence was the first ship on
the scene. A helicopter from the
carrier recovered the astronauts
and flew them to the carrier.
A specially trained three-man
Navy Underwater Demolition
Team in wet suits and SCUBA
gear (Self Contained Underwater
Breathing Apparatus) was flown
to GT-3’s landing site by heli-
copter from the Intrepid and
dropped into the Atlantic to in-
stall a flotation collar around the
spacecraft for additional bouy-
ancy.
In the event the spacecraft had
landed outside the primary land-
ing area, Air Force pararescu-
men with flotation collars were
deployed aboard Air Rescue ser-
vice aircraft to provide this capa-
bility at various points along the
spacecraft’s orbital path. Forty-
two of the Air Rescue aircraft and
teams were deployed at 15 dif-
ferent locations around the world.
Eight U. S. destroyers had been
fitted with special cranes to lift
the spacecraft from the water and
were stationed at pre-selected
points along the orbital path.
Aurora Borealis . . .
(Continued from page 1.)
miles.
Unexplained Explanation
The lights are said to be ac-
companied by a crackling sound
like the rustling of silk. Some
polar explorers with years of ex-
perience have said the aurora
swish is nothing more than a
faint noise caused by the freezing
of the moisture in an observer’s
breath.
How this can cause a sound
is not explained, but it does af-
ford another chance for someone
with an inquistitive urge to ex-
plore its possibilities.
CHECKING LIST—A Supply man makes sure the truck load of barrels
corresponds with the checking list.
EASY DOES IT—A fork lift operator starts unloading one of the barrels
off the truck
More Men Wanted
To Swell Sub-Ranks
Because the Submarine Forces are growing rapidly,
greater numbers of men are needed for initial submarine
training to swell the ranks of the Sub-Mariners.
Those accepted for Submarine School will receive orders
to New London, Conn, for the basic eight-week course.
Upon completion of basic training, about 60 per cent of
eligible personnel are assigned^
additional training. Therefore,
men eligible for additional train-
ing should be prepared to spend
a total duration of 13 weeks at
Submarine School. Orders to the
school will read “temporary duty
under instruction and further as-
signment by BUPERS to duty in
submarines in the Atlantic and
‘Pacific Fleet.”
During the seventh week of
training at the submarine school,
the man will receive his orders
for duty. Graduates of the U.S.
Naval Submarine School will be
assigned to duty aboard a sub-
marine in commission or to one
under construction.
Some personnel in source rat-
ings for Nuclear Power Training
may be assigned direct from
Basic Submarine School to the
Submarine Nuclear Power Course.
To be eligible for assignment
to initial submarine training, each
enlisted man must meet a number
of qualifications; Be physically
qualified for submarine duty;
Have demonstrated evidence of
emotional and mental stability and
maturity; Be no more than 30
years of age; and have 24 months
active obligated service commenc-
ing with the convening date of
the class to which ordered.
For additional information, call
the Education and Training Of-
fice, (5238) or (5139).
ARLIS II — Land Of Ice
part of its ice prediction and fore-
cast mission, involves the mea-
surement of ice strain and ice
formation and observations of the
drift of pack ice.
2. A program of geophysical in-
vestigations, including gravity
measurements, is being carried out
by the University of Wisconsin’s
Geophysical and Polar Research
Center.
3. A program in arctic biology,
including the taxonomy and eco-
logy of marine organisms, is being
undertaken by the University of
Southern California.
4. A program involving meteoro-
logy and sea ice physics in which
surface weather observations are
made on a three-hour schedule,
as well as celestial navigation. to
determine the daily geographic
position of the station, is being
conducted by the University of
Washington.
5. A team of Japanese oceano-
graphers from Hokkaido Univer-
sity are engaged in studies in
physical and chemical oceano-
graphy.
In addition to the above, three
programs will be activated on the
station to exploit the drift through
the Greenland Sea. These include
a study of ocean bottom heat flow,
a program for measuring cur-
rents, and the testing of a new
precise VLF (very low frequency)
navigation system. More precise
information on the station’s daily
progress will be needed since AR-
LIS-H is expected to move con-
siderably faster than during its
previous wanderings. The Rus-
sian NP-1 was reported to have
made an average of 20 miles per
day. Based on the experience of
NlP-1, ARLIS-II may have to be
evacuated by mid-April.
The basic mission of the Arc-
tic Reasearch Laboratory is to
accomplish those programs of
basic and applied research which
contribute to successful Navy
operations in arctic and sub-arc-
tic regions. The use of temporary
drift stations makes it possible to
extend its research hundreds of
miles deep into the Arctic Ocean
Basin. For example, ARLIS-II
spent a period of its drift in the
eastern hemisphere, which pro-
vided the Navy with its first op-
portunity for detailed studies in
this region.
The fundamental knowledge of
arctic environments that is being
gained through this research will
contribute to such naval objec-
tives as improvement of under-ice
sonic and electromagnetic commu-
nications, navigation, detection
and surveillance systems, including
through-the-ice communications;
the marking out of major access
and egress routes for nuclear sub-
marines into and from the Arctic
Basin; improving methods of
submarines surfacing through sea
ice; developing techniques for
construction on permafrost ter-
rain; weather and ice forecasting;
and gaining experience in naval
operations in the Arctic.
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