STUDENTS GET LOOK AT HOSPITAL'S O.R.Byline: Alex Dobuzinskis Staff Writer GLENDALE - Glendale Adventist Medical Center Glendale Adventist Medical Center is located in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, California. It was founded in 1905. Glendale Adventist Medical Center is a sister institution of Loma Linda University Medical Center and is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist hospital system. was transformed into a classroom Thursday as young students filed through operating rooms operating room n. Abbr. OR A room equipped for performing surgical operations. to learn about heart operations and the latest surgery technology. Medical industry professionals answered a range of questions from the elementary- and middle-school students, from what are the worst spinal injuries (those caused by snowboarding or being hit by a car) to what happens when a surgery fails (it has to be repeated). Some students reacted in horror when, as they entered one operating room, they were greeted with a video of a heart surgery. But overall, they appeared to enjoy the tour. ``This is an opportunity for the kids to learn what happens behind these closed doors,'' said Scott Reiner, the hospital's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . The operating rooms were also open to members of the public. Participants learned about how lasers are used to burn away cancerous tissue, how cameras at the end of a scoping device help in surgery and how ice is placed on a patient's heart to slow down its beating during surgery. Alexander Quesada, 13, a student at Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. Adventist School, wants to be a medic medic: see alfalfa. in the Marines. ``I'm learning a lot about surgical objects and how to use them in different types of surgery, such as open-heart surgery open-heart surgery Any surgical procedure opening the heart and exposing one or more of its chambers, most often to repair valve disease or correct congenital heart malformations (see congenital heart disease). ,'' he said. Emily Kim, 14, wants to be a doctor, a profession her parents want her to pursue, although several months ago she wanted to be a fashion designer. ``I want to be a doctor, but not like heart surgery and stuff, because I don't really like blood,'' said Emily, who is leaning toward pediatrics. Alex Dobuzinskis, (818) 546-3304 alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Eighth-grade students from Crescenta Valley Adventist School listen to surgical nurse Rose Argumeto as she explains how a heart-and-lung surgery is performed in an operating room at Glendale Adventist Medical Center. (2) Justin Marquez, 7, and R.J. Cala, 8, third-graders at First Lutheran School Lutheran schools and education were a priority for Lutherans who emigrated to the United States and Australia from Germany and Scandinavia. One of the first things they did was to create schools for their children. , experiment with a medical imaging tool that helps surgeons look inside the brain. John McCoy/Staff Photographer |
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