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THE GEORGIA BULLETIN, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1967 3
WITHOUT COAST
The Albert Steiner Lung Clinic
Open To Patients Of All Ages
A girl, 3, victim of asthma
: and a minister, 72, struck by
' bronchitis, are both getting on
well now after help from The
-Albert Steiner Memorial Lung
Clinic at St, Joseph Infirmary,
t
This child and this man re
present the spectrum of age of
patients who may avail them
selves, , without cost, to the
services of the clinic.
The clinic was begun by Dr.
.Lester Rumble, Jr. in 1962,
and is the only clinic of its
kind in the entire southeast ar
ea. Anyone with chronic ail
ments affecting the lungs or
bronchial tree can be referred
for diagnostic examinations and
treatment, but referral must be
made through a physician, who
is asked to fill out a short
form.
Total cost for diagnostic
tests, examinations and a three
week treatment course is about
$110. Medicare insurance does
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apply to these costs and finan
cial aid is available to medically
indigent patients of the greater
Atlanta area through funds from
the Steiner estate.
Patients of all ages, except
infancy, are seen at the Lung
Clinic.
The most common chronic
lung disorder seen in the Uni
ted States and the entire Wes
tern world today is a combina
tion of chronic bronchitis and
emphysema. There has been
an alarming increase in these
conditions within the last de
cade and this is reflected in
the large number of persons
suffering from cough and short
ness of breath seen at the Lung
Clinic. Commonly these are
middle-aged men at the peak of
their careers, and heavy smo
kers. Without advice and treat
ment, their productive years
will be shortened and they will
not be able to enjoy a retire
ment of pleasant activities.
The present clinic director,
Dr. Brigitte “Bee*’ Nahmias,
whose training and experience
includes George Washington
University, New York, Emory
University and Grady Memorial
Hospital, Boston City Hospital
and Massachusetts Memorial
Hospital, stresses the impor
tance of cigarette smoking as
a cause and aggravating factor
in these diseases and the ur-
' gency of quitting, hard as that
may be. In addition, each pa
tient is given a pamphlet and
detailed instructions to follow.
These include many items from
dietary advice to air conditioning
and antibiotics. In contrast to
some physicians, Dr. Nahmias
is optimistic about the prog
nosis of these disorders when
instructions are followed.
Among the other conditions,
frequently seen at the Lung
Clinic are asthmatic bronchitis,
bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis,
. pneumoconioses, pulmonary fi
lls res is and hyperventilation.
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Each patient referred is put
on the waiting list and called
in when his turn arrives. He
then is asked a detailed re
spiratory history and under
goes many breathing tests.
These are very important in
diagnosing the disease, record
ing the amount of impairment
already present and charting
progress later on. They also
help the physician determine
what type oftreatmentwillwork
best. Sometimes an arterial
blood test for oxygen and carbon
dioxide is also done. Chest
X-rays are taken and sputum is
collected for testing. The pa
tient is then examined by the
physician and the treatment is
outlined. Usually, this involves
daily visits for three weeks;
treatments with a Bird res
pirator are given three times
a day. These treatments, called
IPPB (intermettent positive
pressure breathing) deliver
medication underpressure into
the bronchial tree. The medi
cations serve to open up the
bronchial passageways, shrinks
swollen tubes, and help in bring
ing up sputum. The treatments
also help ventilate the lungs
better.
Other treatment includes in
struction in exercises and pos
tural drainage, walking with the
aid of portable oxygen, pre
scriptions for helpful medica
tions, and use of the ultrasonic
nebulizer, which produces a
great quantity of nebulized wat
er of very small particle size
is of help in bringing up se
cretions.
After a treatment course,
each patient is seen again by
the physician and some breath
ing tests are repeated to check
on progress. At this time fur
ther instruction is given and the
patient is referred back to his
physician, who receives a full
report.
Treatment is often a life
time proposition and patients
are followed at regular inter
vals in the Lung Clinic, where
a congenial atmosphere insures
pleasant experiences; Miss Ann
Welger, the receptionist and
secretary, keeps a . close bond
with all the patients, while Mrs.
Emily Rozetta helps with finan
cial aspects. Miss Judy Pon-
turo obtains the pulmonary
function tests and Mrs. Mary
^Stephens instructs patients in
-•use of the IPPB-machines and
•exercises. Another technician,
Bobby Stewart, himself a para
plegic, will soon return part-
time after an injury, to instruct
patients and also' the student
nurses of St. Joseph’s School
of Nursing. This summer,
there is also a medical student
from Emory University, Sammy
Campbell, learning the proce
dures and helping patients.
AN IMPORTANT part of the Lung Clinic’s service is a thorough
study of each patient’s lung function. These “breathing tests’’
help in diagnosis, record any abnormality present, and are used
to chart each patient's course. Miss Judy Ponturo is preparing
to do a “pulmotest” determination of a patient.
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AFRICAN visitors question civil rights leaders following a dis
cussion. Seated, l.-r.: Kimani Kengethe, Thicka, Kenya; Mo
hammed Aminu, Amado Bello University, Nigeria; Stan Wise,
SNCC; Kayode Iwakun, Ibadan University, Nigeria. Standing:
l.-r.: David Johnson, Operations Crossroads Africa; Dr. Ed
ward Jones, moderator; Mrs. Eliza Paschall, Atlanta Com
munity Relations Commission.
5 Africans View
Rights Work Here
By MARY LACKIE
Five African leaders were gi
ven a kaleidoscopic view of civil
rights programs in Atlanta during
a panel discussion last week.
The Rev. Samuel W. Williams
of the NAACP told the group:
“We attempt to eliminate se
gregation and discrimination in
the total life of our nation.*’
Rev. Williams termed the ‘an
ti-riot* bill “another excuse on
the part of white Americans.’’
He said, * We go on the premise
that white Americans believe that
democracy ought to be shared by
every one of its citizens; and we
hope someday that we will be
justified in this belief."
“Our organization works be
hind the scenes to get equal
employment for people,’’ said
Kenneth Crooks, assistant direc
tor of the Southern regional of
fice of the National Urban Lea
gue.
“We make contact with big
and small businesses—wheedle,
cajole, twist arms to get equal
opportunity for our people. We'
ehcourage employers to see the
value of giving jobs, regardless
of color—on the basis ofmerit,*’
C rooks said. “Our job is to find
the guy who is doing the hiring
and see that the guy who is
qualified gets the job.”
In the area of education, Crooks
s aid, “If there is a school system,
it should upgraded regardless of
the racial situation, location,-or
people involved,’’ he said. “This
is a salesman’s job—to get peo
ple in a position to 'act right, ’ ’*
Crooks said.
The role of the Atlanta Com
munity Relations Commission
was outlined by Mrs. Eliza Pas
chall, executive director: "Our
group was established by the ma
yor 1 and alderman. We are an
interracial body with no power to
enforce, but we have discovered
in holding meetings that the power
of. the press is a wonderful
thing.’’
Meetings are held “in pri
marily low-income, Negro areas
of the city, “Mrs. Paschall said,
“and the people we have dealt
with so far are so absorbed in
the problems of daily living they
have not brought up racial dis
crimination,’’
“The first job of this commit
tee is to educate people to the fact
that problems are not solved—it
is incredible, “Mrs. Paschall
said. “The majority of white
people in Atlanta and the nation
think problems are solved—that
‘we can take it or leave it’—
What would have satisfied people
five years ago satisfies them no
longer.’’ Quoting Gunnar Myr-
dal, Mrs. Paschall said, "The
problem exists in the minds and
the hearts of white people."
Stan Wise, executive secretary
of SNCC said, “We maintain that
because of the economic system
in this country, black people
cannot possibly become a part of
the ‘establishment* ’’.
“We are now a human rights
organization interested not only
in the human rights of black peo-
1 pie in America, but in oppressed
people all over the world,*’ Wise
said.
Wise considers * integration
irrelevant,’’ he said, “Blackpeo
ple should control government
wherever we have a clear ma
jority—we can no longer choose
between one man or another as
the lesser of two evils."
Wise defined Black Power as
“Black people coming together
to fight for their liberation by
whatever means necessary—
purely and simply that."
The African visitors question
ed; Do you not feel divisions
in the civil rights movement, is
a hindrance to political unity?"
“What efforts are you (NAACP
and Urban League) making to get
people into industry?”
"Do you think the final alter
native for progress for people
in pockets of poverty is to re
sort to social unrest—I prefer .
to call itunrest, not ‘rebellion’?*’-
"Who is Afro-American? Who
is Negro? Who is a *black man’
in this country?
Kimani Kengethe, Kenya, said
“A funny thing about this coun
try—there seem to be two classes
of people here—whites and
blacks—This is not what I thought
before, ,L'left my country, “ffen-\
gethd bt^aaizattons '
are encouraging the Negro so
ciety to unite, and I hope they
will work .together."
“Real democracy," Kengethe
said," is without racial discrim
ination, regional differences; it
gives equal rights to all men."
Mohammed Aminu, Amado
Bello University, Nigeria, said,
“Americans are falling victim
to the belief America is a so
ciety to which all others should
approachf-We have also our own
ways to be respected and reck
oned."
The discussion, sponsored by
the Atlanta Committee for In
ternational Visitors, brought to
gether representatives of the four
local civil rights organizations in
a panel moderated by Dr. Ed
ward Jones, Morehouse College.
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