
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, May 15, 1990                   TAG: 9005150080
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: E-3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Tammy Poole
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE WILL HANDLE COMPLAINT ABOUT UNCLEANED ALLEY

Q: Recently I got a roofing nail in one of my tires. I'm fairly certain it was from driving down the alley where I park my car to go to work in downtown Roanoke. The alley needs cleaning, and I don't know who to contact. Can you help? - K.D., Roanoke

A: Your complaint should be directed to Citizens Request For Service, part of the city manager's office in Roanoke City, at 981-2583.

This office deals with complaints about city property.

Resuscitators recalled

Medical personnel who use Pulmanex Manual resuscitators are being asked to return the devices because of a defect that in some cases could be fatal to patients.

Life Design Systems Inc. of Carrollton, Texas, is voluntarily recalling resuscitators with model numbers beginning with 90, 91, 95 or 96 and ending with a 0, 1, 2 or 3 after the hyphen.

The recalled models have lot numbers 9321 through 9361 and were made from Nov. 17 through Dec. 27 last year.

The resuscitator comes in adult, pediatric and neonatal sizes. It consists of a mask that is placed over the patient's mouth and nose and is attached to a plastic bag. Squeezing the plastic bag forces air into the patient's lungs.

In faulty resuscitators, the rear valves can become dislodged and prevent air from reaching the person being resuscitated, the FDA said. If the problem is not recognized in time, the patient could die.

The agency said it did not know of any deaths that have resulted from any of the faulty resuscitators.

In five previous recalls, Life Designs Systems has recalled other models of the resuscitator for various reasons, the Food and Drug Administration said.

by CNB