COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL APRIL 26, 2017
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Cottage Grove Retrospective
A look back at Sentinel stories from 30 and 60 years ago
When
Delores
Ragan had
surgery
recently, she thought she knew
what awaited her during the
post-operative recovery.
"I was expecting a very mis-
erable time, which you always
have," said the Cottage Grove
resident. Following fi ve pre-
vious operations, her recovery
was spent between periods of
pain and a state of drowsiness
brought on by pain relieving
drugs.
The PCA system, developed
by Illinois-based Abbott Labo-
ratories, uses a portable, com-
puterized pump to dispense the
drug from a pre-fi lled syringe.
The patient, connected to the
pump by an intravenous tube,
presses a button in order to re-
ceive a pre-measured dose of
1987
the drug, either morphine or
Demerol.
"I anticipate that is it going
to be the standard of care for
post-operative pain relief," said
hospital pharmacist Julie Boff-
ing. The hospital has purchased
two of the devices at a cost of
about $3,000 each.
In the traditional system of
administering
pain-relieving
drugs through intramuscular
injection, patients had to wait
about a half hour for the drug to
take effect, Boffi ng said. That
was on top of the time it took to
summon a nurse and prepare the
injection.
Ed Hack, he hospital's anes-
thetist, has had experience on
both sides of the machine. He
had surgery himself soon after
the hospital received its fi rst
PCA and was the fi rst patient to
use the system.
POLICE BLOTTER
April 24
Cottage Grove Police re-
ceived a call from a resident
who stated her son was a mem-
ber of the Clown Posse and
could be located on S. 10th St.
The report noted the individual
was known to carry knives and
is "a runner." Authorities com-
pleted a welfare check at the
caller's request.
An incident was reported by a
resident near the bike path after
she heard a small explosion but
did not see anyone in the area.
the physician, the PCA is locked
to prevent tampering.
Even if the doctor prescribes
too high of a dosage, the ma-
chine shuts down when a patient
has received a certain amount of
the drug. "It won't let you mess
up," Boffi ng said.
"It made it possible for me to
get up and move around, which
makes recovery easier," he said.
"I had gall bladder surgery, and
I was up and walking that after-
noon."
One problem the hospital
may face is getting patients ac-
quainted with the new technolo-
gy, said Ragan, who was skep-
tical when she was fi rst put on
the PCA.
"It scared me to death. I had
never heard of the contraption,"
she said. Now she recommends
it for anyone who is recovering
from surgery.
CAPITOL BEAT
News from the state legislature
and around Oregon
•
House Bill 3087
passed committee. The bill
creates a family and medi-
cal leave insurance program to provide covered employee
with portion of wages while on family medical leave or mil-
itary leave.
From the legislature
•
Senate Bill 197 failed to make it out of committee before the
deadline, sending it to the pile of killed bills. The proposed
legislation would have allowed the DEQ to adopt a program
to regulate air quality contaminant emissions for dairy con-
fi ned animal feeding operations.
•
A law that would prohibit termination for the use of legal
substances is closer to becoming a reality with the passage of
Senate Bill 301 out of committee. The proposed legislation
would make it illegal for an employer to fi re or refuse to hire
an individual who tests positive for a legal substance such as
marijuana.
Cottage Grove Police Department 24-Hour Anonymous Tip Line: 767-0504
Police took a call from a
woman who said she was lost
but would not identify herself.
The report notes the woman
was crying and upset, telling
offi cials she was on Main St.
before saying "never mind" and
hanging up.
April 23
Authorities responded to a
domestic disturbance at the
Chevron Market on Gateway.
Calls of a male and female yell-
ing at each other came in just
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after 3 p.m. The male reportedly
drove away leaving the female
crying on the curb. Authorities
provided a courtesy ride to her
residence.
A resident fi led a complaint at
the police department noting a
stolen fi rearm. Police took a re-
port and photographs of the 70
Winchester .243.
A bicycle was found at Vin-
tage Inn.
April 22
The Chevron Market at Gate-
way reported that a customer
attempted to pay for gas with
a fake $20 bill. The individual
told police they had "just gotten
their car back and found the bill
inside the car."
A child called authorities to
Bennett Creek Rd. The report
states, "Father has come home
and is beating on mother. Also
has 7 year old sister in the
house." No arrest was made.
A non-injury car accident was
reported near Village Green.
Both parties declined medics
and exchanged insurance infor-
mation.
April 21
A woman called police after
her tires were reportedly slashed
outside a business on Gateway.
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With the old system, a patient
experienced a drug-induced stu-
por when the pain killer was at
its peak, but often suffered as
the drug effect wore off before
a patient was allowed another
injection, he said. Intramuscular
injections are usually adminis-
tered at intervals of four to six
hours.
The PCA system is pro-
grammed to allow the patient
only a prescribed does of the
drug at intervals established by
the physician, normally fi ve to
10 minutes.
The patient presses a button
whenever he feels pain, but the
PCA will not dispense any of
the drug if the prescribed inter-
val has not elapsed.
A series of safety checks pre-
vent the patient from receiving
an overdose of the drug. Once
the dosage and interval is set by
Personal items were reported
missing from Harvey Ln. when
residents fi led a report stating a
quad was missing and a camper
door on the property was open.
-day
Safeway reported a possible
shoplifting incident, describing
a male in his 30s with a black
backpack allegedly placing
items in his bag without paying
for them, inside the restroom.
FRIDAY APRIL 28
52° | 42°
58° | 38°
Mostly Cloudy
Showers
SATURDAY APRIL 29
SUNDAY APRIL 30
65° | 43°
66° | 44°
Mostly sunny
Showers
MONDAY MAY 1
TUESDAY MAY 2
65° | 45°
66° | 43°
Showers
Sun
Cottage Grove Police made
an arrest after taking a call for
domestic disturbance. A caller
notifi ed police that her boy-
friend was "out of control" and
had punched her in the back of
the head multiple times. David
Reece, 52, was arrested for as-
sault in the fourth degree and in-
terfering with making a report.
Safeway reported that two
males jumped into a fenced area
and stole cans and were headed
in the direction of Walmart. The
cans were reportedly already
crushed.
A woman reported waking to
the sound of her window being
broken on Ash Ave. No arrests
were made.
A welfare check was conduct-
ed after a resident reported an
individual never returning from
church.
A runaway juvenile was re-
ported after leaving home two
and a half weeks prior.
A car was reported stolen
from London Rd.
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•
The University of Oregon is contemplating a $4.5 million
cut to its budget. The news comes shortly after the board of
trustees voted to increase in-state tuition by 10 percent for
the coming fall semester.
•
Governor Kate Brown has implemented a state-wide hir-
ing freeze. The executive order will go into effect on May
1 and last until June 30 unless Brown takes further action.
The move would place a freeze on hiring certain employees
but would not effect positions that are crucial to life, health,
public safety or that generate revenue. All agencies were also
ordered to cut travel expenses by at least 10 percent and all
out of state travel is to be suspended unless deemed abso-
lutely necessary.
•
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has adopted a
year-round ban on sturgeon fi shing in the Gilbert River as
well as additional seasonal angling closures. Under tempo-
rary rules that take effect Monday, April 24, the Gilbert River
closes to sturgeon fi shing, including catch-and-release, yea-
round, and closes to fi shing for all species April 24-June 15
and Oct. 1-Dec. 31. Fishery managers intend to make this
closure permanent starting in 2018. The closure is primarily
a conservation measure designed to protect sturgeon on the
Gilbert River, which have been targeted by poachers.
April 19
weather forecast
THURSDAY APRIL 27
• The state of Oregon
is giving $153.6 million
to 10 schools around the
state for seismic rehabilitation. The money comes in the
form of a grant and must be used to ready the school's in-
frastructure for the coming Cascadia Quake. The majority
of the money was allocated to Portland schools. No schools
in Lane County were selected but lawmakers noted more
preparations were needed to prepare schools for the disaster
and further funding would be available in the future.
From around the state
A call from Main St. com-
plained that a gray pickup truck
had not been moved recently
behind the Shell station.
WE LIVE IN THE SAME TOWN WE WORK IN
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State
Representatives
Senator Floyd Prozanski
District 4 State Senator
PO Box 11511
Eugene, OR 97440
Phone: (541)342-2447
E-Mail : sen.fl oydprozanski@state.or.us
Rep. Cedric Hayden, Republican
District 7 State Representative
900 Court St. NE
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: (503) 986-1407
Website: http://www.leg.state.or.us/ hayden
E-Mail : rep.cedrichayden@state.or.us
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