Monday, January 09, 2006

Wisconsin State Journal

Wisconsin State Journal: "trained, drained Adair asks for a transfer
DOUG ERICKSON derickson@madison.com
On the bus trip back from the Houston Astrodome, Rita Adair, the Dane County social worker who led a private mission to bring Hurricane Katrina victims to Madison, doubled over in her seat, clutching her chest and breathing heavily.

A panicked passenger summoned Dr. Jeremy Jaskunas, a UW Medical Foundation doctor traveling with the group.

Fearing that Adair, 50, was having a mild heart attack, Jaskunas gave her a nitroglycerin tablet to improve her blood flow. He began searching for a hospital, but Adair refused to let him divert the bus. Jaskunas gave her a second nitroglycerin tablet.

Adair went on to greet reporters in Madison and to place all 13 Katrina evacuees in apartments. Only then did she drive herself to St. Mary's Hospital, where she remained for 24 hours for exhaustion."

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