Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13

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AWAY STRICKEN CHILD
IN SPITE OF DEATHS
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immediate entry. DR.. Frank Corr!gan'
resident physician at Childrens hes
pital said the girl was sent to Gal,
linger because I'VE frequently Seho
charity cases there" 49,,
Neither hospital diagnosed the oaoyS
illness, emergency room attendants IN
6eth oe stsa MS TIE SAID her
child was stiff as poker when we TOOK
her to the hospital"
Her eyelids were fiuttering and she
seemed to be in sort OF unnatural
Sleep" the mother said AT the Chill
dren's Hospital they said the BABY
ought to have hospital care and told us
to take her to Galllnger.
When taken to Gallinger. DR.. F.
Remick. staff physician, also recon-
mended that the baby be given hospital
treatment. He filled out blank recon-
mendation addressed to the Board
of Welfare and told the child's family
that when they got permit authorlZ.
ing entrance into the hospital he would
take the baby in, according 10 MrS'
Zanelotti.
DR. Remick said his examination OF
the child did not reveal conoltioh
sufficiently serious to warrant lmmeol-
ate treatment. :,
"She was pretty sick, but not in a
or,+icaI condition" DR.. Remick said. "As
che was not an emergency case. l ola
not think it necessary to admit her
ir,n,ediatelv. but told the parents 10
cot a hermit from the Board oil wei
fare"
Called Family Physician.
Encouraged. GATHERINGS parents mai
l., took her home and phoned tner
FAMILY nhvsician. DR.. Manganaro. Inc
doctor diagnosed the babys allment a.
acute indigestion, Mrs. zaneloItl s4 4Sa
The physician refused 10 discuss - tt
case today. Catherine was lepoA wv
pf1cials of the Board OF Weliare'
whom questioned as to the PROCEDURE
IN cases such as that of the Zanelo.Io
girI said that it is left to the luos
rnnent" of the hospital physlclahs
whether immediate admission snail oe
Granted or entrance delayed until
permit is obtained. .,...
"In all emergency cases patlenIs
should be admitted Immediately anu
the permit obtained later, II was eH-
nlained. What constitutes an elheis
encv case is left, OF course, 10 De JUG
ment of the hospital authorities.
"If the hospitals were to admit every
one who applied, they would soon De
filled with patients unable to pay LOT
their care"
Oficials Of the board had no knowl-
od1a ~ the Zanelotti case and there
fore declined to discuss the matter
Was Lighting Lantern.
The Dixon child. who lived at 1912
Jackson street northeast, got hospital
care after two hours following ourns
which proved fatal while playing with
some companions at l0lR kearney
street northeast. The accident occurred
at 6:l5 pm. october D ano she was az
rnitted to Children's Hospital at BID,
uhere she died at 11:l5 pm. the same
night.
The Dixon childs clothes were 1gnlted
from flaming gasoline used by some OF
her playmates in an effort to light a
Halloween lantern. The girl was rushed
to Sibley Hospital in a car belonging 10
a Mr.. Searles, 1923 Kearney street
northeast. She was accompanied py
her mother and a neighbor, Frank
SNYDER OF 1006 Jackson street north
east Mrs Dixon later complained that
there was a delay Of Is minutes before
her daughter received emergency treat-
ment in the Sibley clinic room.
Or. r. E. Dunkley, in charge OF the
emergency room at that time, denied
this charge. stating that the usual
emergency application of tannic acid
was employed on the child's injuries
as soon as the solution could be pre-
pared. He estimated that this opera
tion required two or three minutes.
Blankets and hot-water bottles were
put on afterward, DR.. Dunkley said.
Ordered to Garfield.
During the course of this treatment,
Mrs. Dixon mentioned the fact that
Eva Mae had been suffering from
whooping cough, DR.. Dunkley stated
and since Sibley Hospital has no con-
tagious ward, the physician said he
telephoned the Department OF Health
to ask where the child should be sent.
The Health Department ordered That
she be removed to Garfield, where a
contagious ward is maintained, and
promised to send the departments am
bulance for the transfer. The depart
ment then notified the contagious ward
at Garfield Hospital and preparations
were made there to receive the patient.
1t is understood that infectious cases
are transported in the so-called con
tagious ambulance" of the department,
as private vehicles must be sterilized
after use for this purpose.
When the Department OF Health am
bulance did not appear, the child's
father, George M. Dixon, WHO had been
notified of the accident, suggested that
she be moved in private car. This was
done
Not understanding that the isolation
ward and the general hospital are sep
arate units at Garfield, the parents
took Eva Mae to the emergency room
Of that institution. There they were
advised by the attendants in charge
and DR.. H. M. Wolff, resident physician.
that probably some mistake had been
made as Garfield did not have a chill
dren's ward. 1t was suggested that the
Health Department nigh have intend
ed her to be taken to Children's Hospi-
tai, only q few blocks away.
Declares Nurse Waited.
DR.. F. j. Eiseman, superintendent of
Garfield Hospital explained that had
the child been in need of emergency
treatment she would have been ac-
cepted in an adult ward II necessary.
If10SnlIch as she had received this care