Show f 4 4 4 0 9 0 4 4 17 7 Comrades Save Frik Frick Death Is Defeated in First Crisis 1 Battle for Life Thrills Watchers Another Day Will Decide Chances Chance 1 By MAX MAX BUCKINGHAM I United Press Staff Correspondent EV EVANSTON ANSTON Ill March larch 10 D ath w was s held it at a standoff today as seven fifty comrades battled to tomake tomake make life possible for Alfred Frick year old salesman who Is a tim of paralysIs of the diaphragm For more than ninety hours now the coworkers of the young salesman salesman sales sales- man In shifts of two shave have taken turns at te tenderly derly pressing on Fricks Frick's chest to give life to the theman theman man man who cannot breathe A relapse occurred during the night causing worry worry- to the doctors and attendants but there was no ch ng in the rhythm of f the attempts attempts at- at tempts at artificIal respiration The steady rhythm was as continued and the first of the m many ny crises through which Prick Frick pass must ended In a I victory over the death that threat threat- ens If Frick can last twenty four perhaps thirty six hours more he probably will recover was the announcement announcement an- an of ph physicians at 5 a. a m. m m.- m. BATTLE THRILLS The battle to save the tha life lite of the young salesman who became paralyzed para para- para para-I last Sunday thrills onlookers In its every stage In an anteroom just oft off the bare little room where the patient sits I strapped up at a 45 degree e angle the seven fifty volunteer workmen await their turn They laugh smoke play chat of matters ll ah ways wae v a a clock n one speaks 5 Three minutes now you Terry and Ed this Is our shift The t o men rIse feel the band band- Continued on page 8 Death Is Defeated in First Crisis An Another ther Day Will Decide Chances Continued from page 1 1 ages around their theiL rIght arose arms then the into the room where is makIng hIs his fight against deaths death Without touching the bed on which the patient rests the tho two men slide their hands ov over r thos of the menthe men men- the they are relievIng and without t lost motion start theIr fifteen minutes of oC work to provide FrIck with artificial ar- ar ar- ar respIration Now and then Frick e eyes es the newcomers new new- corners comers with some sign ot of recognition tion but for the tise most part he lies itis e eyes eg half closed paying little attention to the vork going on about hIm COUGHS OCCASIONALLY Occasionally the workers use both their hands In a webb chain Over ver FrIcks FrIck's chest In to provIde him bins wIth a a. little longer intake air OccasIonally the p patient must cough Now harder harder- fellows he will I murmur The two Workers workers' give three or four fout faIrly heavy shoves thus en- en patient to cough slightly SInce Sunday Sunda when an infection caused aused him to become ill and subsequently subsequently sub sub- to lose control of hIs body and diaphragm m thIs same program has been going on Once last night It appeared the battle had been lost Shortly before before be- be fore 11 p. p m. m the patients patient's flesh turned blue a cyanotic condition indicating poor cIrculation Doctors Doctors Doc Doc- tors adminIstered morphine whIch brough t on sleep Despite the tens tenseness ness ot of the moment moment mo- mo ment there was no change in the steady pumpIng on hIs chest Within With With- in an hour a rally st In and doctors doe doc tors said the worst ot of that crIsIs had been passed Hourly log on condition of Alfred Frick 1 a. a a. a m. 87 hour pUlse Temperature Tern Tem rising 2 a. a m. hour patient slept almost 20 minutes not even awakening awakening awak- awak ening when shifts changed Pulse dropped to 3 a nt m. hour Slight ins ins- provement Pulse Temperature Temperature Tempera Tempera- ture 4 a. a a.m. hour Condition lIttle littie lIt lIt- tie tle changed Relay ot of workers continues continues con con- work to stave off death G C a. a m. hour Condition about the same Temperature I degrees and pulse The fifty fifty- seven workers announced they were ready and able to continue for au ali Indefinite perIod 7 a. a I. I m. hour Xo No bulletin was by the doctors who said there had not been sufficient change in the patients patient's condItion to warrant an offIcIal announcement S 8 a. a m. hour No change was vas reported from Fricks Frick's room Two doctors who left Iett the room shortly after midnight returned to take up the vigil at the bedside 9 a. a ni m. nInth hour hour-An reported Frick was showing more Interest in efforts to save his life His condition was yas described by doctors as about the same Several Several Sev- Sev SevI I eral of the men who are working i to give an artificial respIration to Frick had fresh bandages placed on theIr forearms 10 a. a m. m sixth hour hour-FrIck was able milk and a a. bitof bit bitof of coffee showing a grad gradUal al decrease decrease de- de crease of the paral paralysis of the palate Doctors sa say ray ot of hope for his eventual recovery i is indicated by this Pulse and temperature are about the same 11 a. a rn m. seventh ninety hour bour- Frick slept about fifteen minutes and It was the first natural sleep sInce he was taken ill III last Sunday When he awakened he complained his shoulder hurt and asked the nurse nurs to lower him from the forty forty- five degree angle position ho he has been In They plan to change his position late 12 noon hour Resuscitation tion work increased slightly In speed owing to Fricks Frick's talking more His temperature reported at 1004 and pulse at 1 p. p m. hour Pricks Prick's con con- little changed When a nurse asked it if hIs vocal chords seemed relaxing relaxing re- re he replied yes res' res in a fairly loud tone 2 p. p nI m. hour Doctors reported re- re ported FrIck resting comfortably Prick Frick was talking wIth men worlIng working work worl- Ing wIth h him m. m Both pulse and temperature tern tem were nearer normal 3 p. p m. m hour M- M f. f Frick litt changed Once he asked for Harry Asher a man with whom he worked and agaIn for his brother Carl Frick He was Informed both were en route to tire Ule hospital and thIs seemed to cheer him |