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| Name | WLS Channel 7 - "The Secret Disease" with Roberta Baskin (1982) |
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| Video Discription | Here's a "Seven on Your Side" report on WLS Channel 7, about "The Secret Disease," hospital-borne infections (technical term: "nosocomial infections" = literally, "the disease of being taken care of") that complicate recovery from operations and in fact make things worse for patients. (She will re-examine this issue a few years later at WJLA Channel 7 in Washington, DC, which you can see here: https://youtu.be/8tY9iDk2qhU .) Voiceover by Al Parker. Includes: Interview with Mildred McPherson, mother of Ricky McPherson who had died in 1980, aged only 26, of a blood infection while being treated for Hodgkin's disease with transfusions where the blood was contaminated; another cancer patient also died in the same hospital from a blood infection; such blood emanated from Mississippi Blood Center in Davenport, IA, and this is followed by interview with Dr. William Jarvis of the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. Dr. Robert Haley of the CDC speaks about this subject, and acknowledges the information they give to hospitals usually does not go to the patient; followed by another CDC official, Dr. James Allen. In this segment, Roberta spotlights the issue of Toxic Shock Syndrome, with the cases of Jean Moore (admitted January 4th 1981 for knee surgery) spotlighted; she was in the hospital for 2 months (as opposed to only 3 days) and couldn't remember half that time; her mother, Sharon Moore, is also interviewed; Jean was left with scars from a tracheotomy and IV injections - and a badly deformed knee; and William McCaslin (admitted January 4th 1981 for knee surgery) also with problems, with he and his wife kept in the dark by their doctors; both were treated at St. Anthony's Hospital in Rockford, and their cases were investigated by Dr. Mark Moyer who explains what TSS is. Hand-washing, of course, is paramount, and we see Dr. Haley again. A nurse is followed by Roberta and a team of inspectors at an area hospital, and she is found in violation (infection control expert Jean Vandermade is heard in voiceover). Director of Microbiology Dr. Stewart Lipton has Roberta give samples pre- and post-hand washing - and sees vast differences. Various improper protocols are spotlighted, Director of Surgery Stephanie Hamer speaks about proper techniques, and another CDC staffer, Dr. Ida Onorato, also gives tips. Roberta ends this part by previewing next issue. The costs of these infections in lives and dollars are broken down in this segment, with $2 billion a year in the latter (with blood infections adding 10 days and $1,000; pneumonia, 7 days and $1,300; surgical wounds, 7 days and $800; and urinary tract, 1 day and $200). CDC recommends hand-washing to reduce nosocomial infection risk, with a lab tech doing pre- and post-washing culture samples, about which Dr. Onorato elaborates. Also mentioned is the endless race between development of antibiotics and bacteria that develop resistance to them as specified by Dr. Haley. CDC also recommends sterilization of equipment which is rarely done, as Dr. Allen tells us. Julie Garner of the CDC tells how to reduce the risk of urinary tract infections. City hospitals have the highest nosocomial infection rates, followed by university hospitals and community hospitals; this is followed by an interview with Dr. Lee Adler, Chairman of Infection Control. In the studio, Roberta talks about the mixed reaction to these reports, before speaking with Dr. Adler and Dr. Burton Andersen, Chief of Infectious Diseases for a Chicago hospital. They have differing views on the subject; Dr. Andersen insists hospitals in the city are very aware of the problem and have several mechanisms to deal with it, while Dr. Adler mentions that not all hospitals have such a system in place, and money is a big factor. The guests' takeaway is paradoxical; treatment is meant to prolong patients' lives, but in some cases they are put more at risk. At the end of the interview, Roberta mentions about a special advisory committee convened by the Department of Health to investigate. Ending credits: Produced by Patricia Dean Directed by Howard Shapiro, Sue Wainwright Technical Director - Cliff Vogel Editor - Linda Gerber Lighting - Bob Christensen Audio - Eileen Diggins Studio Camera - Ray Freutel, Badriyyah Waheed, Steve Kwiatt Stage Manager - George Hahn Field Crews - Art Campbell, Bob Sagat, Roy Collodi, Jim Despirito, Eugene Stanbach, Jackie Denn Associate Producer - Peter Bulla Field Producer - Amy Green Researcher - Mary Mulligan Video Tape - Tyrone Bowley Electronic Graphics - Dorothea McEwen Director of Design - Jerry Cappa Special Creative Material - Karen Yellen Executive Producer - Bev Kennedy (C) 1982 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, June 19th 1982 during the 9:30pm to 10:00pm timeframe. This footage was donated to the Museum of Classic Chicago Television as part of the Roberta Baskin Collection. |
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