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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Visionaries,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I received this from Elaine Riegle and have permission to
share it with you. Some of you may remember Elaine. She is an M.D.
and was a partner with Dr. Alvin Frostad in <st1:City w:st="on">Pullman</st1:City>
and <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> in
the 1980’s. She is retired now and frequently goes on medical
missions all over the world. She has given volunteer medical assistance
in 14 countries including the war zones of <st1:place w:st="on">Western Africa</st1:place>
where she has been shot at. She says she’s good enough for all
other nations, but not good enough for the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Elaine lives near <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">St. Louis</st1:place></st1:City>. Read on….<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>B. J. Swanson<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Elaine Riegle<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, September 08, 2005
8:18 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
"Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@socket.net<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Hurricane medical
mess--I've given up</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hi:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I've tried every avenue I can think of to get to the
disaster area without success. I have found out that the problem is not
just with me but with thousands of medical volunteers throughout the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region>. All
fields of medical care are blocked. My name is in several relief
organizations but when I contacted them, they all had messages saying they were
swamped with volunteers so please do not try and contact them. One M.D.
tried to respond to the mass notification from the US Dept of Health and Human
Services (same message I received) and actually reached someone. He was
told to watch CNN. Several have tried to drive to the area and been
stopped at the govt borders and turned away. Docs have closed down
practices, left their homes, and really tried to get in--no success. One
multi-million dollar mobile hospital gave up on <st1:State w:st="on">Louisiana</st1:State>
and set up in a deserted Wal-Mart lot in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mississippi</st1:place></st1:State>.
I was initially turned away from a 'Disaster Response Team' on Sept 3, because
I didn't have 'clearance'.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The part that really bothers me was the report on Channel 4,
Ten o'clock news, last night. The reporter was interviewing the leader of
the "Disaster Response Team" at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">New Orleans</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Airport</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
I didn't get all the numbers, but something like 20-30 medical personnel are
trying to care for over 15,000 people a day. They have no medicine,
I.V's, or relief help. They were the instant responders and have been
alone since. This team leader was saying that they have to see people and
immediately make decisions on "live or not live". The ones that
appear to be dying, are put on a cot and given a shot of morphine and left to
die. He says they label these people "Expectant" and move on to
the people that seem to have a chance. He said 30-40 people have been
left to die--mostly the old and sick. The reporter said = These are
people that have survived a hurricane, 9-10 days with no food, water, or
care. Now they have finally been helicoptered to the airport. Now
they are labeled "expectant', given morphine, pushed aside and die.
The team leader said "That's correct". "We have no
medicine, We have no IV's"</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Let your thought go on without further editorializing from
me. This is the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Elaine Riegle<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Also, look up the CNN report = "</span></font><strong><b><font
face="Times New Roman">Katrina medical help held up by red tape" </font></b></strong><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>and </span></font><strong><b><font
face="Times New Roman">"<st1:place w:st="on">Mobile</st1:place> hospital
up and running".</font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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