Trauma Course Offered

              CADDO BOSSIER
Body of horse examined
The exact cause of death of a horse belonging to
a member of Barksdale Air Force Base's "Double
B" Riding Club has not been determined. But a vet-erinarian
is speculating that some grain the animal
ate may have been old and toxic.
Tests at Texas A&M University revealed that the
horse, which died about two weeks ago, had five
pounds of grass and grain in its stomach, said Col
Lorenz Walker, past president of the club. Walker
said the quantity is not considered abnormal.
There was no indication of arsenic from lab re-ports,
he said.
Walker said he cannot "conceive anybody poison-ing
the horse deliberately.
"The base doesn't put out poison. Period," he said.
An analysis of the animal's bones and brain will
also be conducted at Texas A&M, Walker said.
The "Double B" Riding Club is a private organiza-tion
located at Barksdale. Members ride their own
horses (there are now 70) and are leasing 100 acres
from the government to accommodate the animals.
About 40 members and their guests are allowed
into the area.
Regular visits are made by the base veterinarian
and fire department, Walker said. "It's not a sloppy
operation. It's a clean, healthy club."
Bids for paving opened
Bids for paving 81st Street north of 81st Street
School were opened Thursday and came in slightly
over the city's estimate.
The low bid for the project, submitted by Brown
Paving Co. of Bossier City, was for more than
$113,000. The estimate was $110,000.
The paving project will convert about 600 feet of
oil-dirt road to a 25-foot concrete street with curb,
sidewalk and subsurface drainage. The project will
improve 81st Street between Fairfield and the Kan-sas
City Southern Railroad tracks and improve ac-cess
to the school.
Products liability law
A two-day seminar titled Products Liability Law
and Tactics is scheduled for today and Saturday at
the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Orleans.
The seminar is being sponsored by the Louisiana
State Bar Association.
Twenty nationally acclaimed speakers — includ-ing
authors, professors and jurists — will present
the best information available in the field of prod-ucts
liability law. A special section will be devoted
to the state's statute.
The registration fee is $150 for state bar members
and $175 for non-members. For further infor-mation
contact the state bar association.
Trauma course offered
of Medicine, the Emergency Medical Services of-fice
announced.
The course was designed by the American College
of Surgeons to bring a standardized approach to the
care of trauma patients. It is a special project of the
Louisiana State Committee on Trauma, headed by
Dr. Michael Rohr of the medical school. The course
is co-sponsored by the Louisiana bureau of EMS.
Dr. Travis Phifer, course director, said instruc-tion
will concern "what one does in the first few
minutes after a trauma patient reaches the hospi-tal."
To the critically injured or wounded, "the first
few minutes are incredibly important."
The surgeon said the course is aimed at phys-iicians
who do not see trauma on a day-to-day basis..
Bid sale planned
Shreveport-area doctors will take an advanced
trauma life-support course today at the LSU School
A spot bid sale will be held at Barksdale Air Force
Base Thursday, Jan. 20.
Bidder registration begins at 8 a.m. with the sale
commencing at 9 a.m. at the Recreation Service
Center, Building 4565.
Included in the sale are typewriters, calculators,
luggage, medical equipment, books, posting ma-chines,
photographic equipment, televisions, auto
parts, building materials and household furniture.
The items may be viewed daily between 8 a.m.
and 3 p.m.
Talent show slated
A talent show sponsored by the Employment and
Training Department of the Caddo Community Ac-tion
Agency will be held Jan. 28 at the Allendale
Branch YWCA, 700 Pierre Ave.
Proceeds from the benefit will be used for the
agency's food bank, according to executive director
Fulton Dixon Jr. People wishing to participate
should contact the employment training counselor
at the Lakeside Training Site, the Cooper Road
Training Site or the Caddo Community Action Agen-cy
central office.
Two food items will be required as an entry fee.
Trophies will be awarded the winners.
Lodge installs officers
The Cedar Grove Lodge No. 403, F&AM of
Shreveport recently installed new officers for 1983
in ceremonies conducted by Right Worshipful
James H. King, deputy grand master for Louisiana.
They are Virgil Wayne Sistrunk, worshipful mas-ter;
Harold W. Roge Jr., senior warden; W.L.
Hawkins, junior warden; DR. Council, treasurer;
E.T. Buchannan, secretary; D.A. Nichols, chaplain.
Joseph N. Roge, senior deacon; Harold W. Roge
Sr., junior deacon; James G. Norman, master of cer-emonies;
George H. Malone, marshall; C.E.
Townley, senior steward; and Cornelius Hoffman,
tyler.