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...patient was eventually transferred to a trauma unit in San Francisco, where doctors had to amputate one of his legs. A more tragic case occurred at a Nevada hospital that claimed to specialize in trauma care. A skier with a ruptured spleen died while waiting for a CAT scan ordered by a surgeon who believed the patient's injuries were not immediately life threatening...
...maternity hospital. Not long afterward, he was injured in an oxygen-tank explosion. Since then he has suffered headaches and double vision. Doctors say he may need brain surgery. But, as Vera points out, "it's easier to get a ticket to the moon here than a brain scan." During a hospital stay last month, Yuri contracted hepatitis from a needle. The U.S. embassy has asked Soviet authorities to allow the family to leave so Zieman can get treatment not available in the U.S.S.R. The Soviets have responded with silence...
...have been forced to have hysterectomies. Had the disease been caught early, minor surgery could have sufficed. Pap smears miss between 20% and 40% of cancerous and precancerous specimens. Most often, the blame is laid on harried technicians who, paid according to the number of samples they process, may scan more than 100 slides a day with few breaks in so-called Pap-mill laboratories...
...Laurel and Juan Trevino, the two senior agents commanding the operation, scan the road ahead through binoculars. "Got them," says Trevino. "Looks like they are heading back into the scrub." Laurel quickly checks the position of another Border Patrol unit, which has been maneuvering to cut the gang off from the river. "We need to bust them now," Laurel radios. "We're coming in fast...
...Babette's apotheosis. The revelation of her true identity -- she was at one time Paris' premier chef -- does not startle once she begins preparations for her triumph. But there are wonderful surprises in store. Follow the intricate ways in which her benefactors' pasts provide Babette with an occasion. Scan the crowd, at once skeptical yet starving for a masterpiece. Listen for that pompous critical voice leading the group from dubiety to joyous surrender. "Righteousness and bliss" is how that voice summarizes their experience...