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COVID-19: Health
professionals are
prepared
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The Outlaws placed third in state competition.
SKI TEAM: Outlaws
had a strong showing
this season
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Outlaws finished 12th overall.
On Thursday, the Lady
Outlaws competed in the
giant slalom. The girls squad
is fairly young, and Chladek
told The Nugget it was an
honor for them to just com-
pete at the state champion-
ships. The girls team came in
16th in the giant slalom, and
top finishers in the first run
were Hollie Lewis, Sydney
Wilkins and Skylar Wilkins.
Hollie Lewis, Skylar Wilkins,
and Piper Adelt were the top
finishers in the second run.
Tatum Cramer also skied for
the Lady Outlaws and came
in 84th overall. Annie Cohen
skied as a substitute and came
in fifth out of all the team
subs.
The Lady Outlaws com-
peted in the slalom on
Friday. Hollie Lewis, Sydney
Wilkins and Piper Adelt were
the top finishers in run one
and Skylar Wilkins, Sydney
Wilkins, and Piper Adelt were
the top finishers in the second
run. Cramer also raced and
logged two good supporting
runs. Cohen skied as a substi-
tute and crashed out.
Of the girls team, Chladek
said, <The girls were all
pushing themselves. Hollie
crashed out on a run, but she
was pushing herself as hard as
she could, and I liked seeing
her pushing the limits. Piper
really stepped up and skied
some of her best runs to date,
and it showed with her being
one of our top three finishers
in three of the four runs.
Chladek said, <The expe-
rience of being at Mount
Ashland for the state cham-
pionships was rewarding and
fun. We got some great train-
ing and competition in on
some new terrain, and it was
very exciting for the Outlaws
to be in the state champion-
ships. The spice on the dish
was definitely having the var-
sity boys team on the podium
for taking third overall at such
a big competition! Four of the
boys on that team are seniors
and have been working at get-
ting on the podium for a long
time. The girls team now have
seen the road map to the top
spot and will be looking very
strong in the future.=
responders.
When firefighter/paramed-
ics respond to 911 calls for
patients with flu-like symp-
toms, they will take extra pre-
cautions including wearing
a protective mask and gown,
or similar protective cloth-
ing. The extra precautions are
designed to protect firefighter/
paramedics from contracting
the flu or other viruses like
COVID-19.
Fire Chief Roger Johnson
said, <We are following rec-
ommendations and guidance
from the CDC and Oregon
Health Authority on how to
best protect our emergency
responders. We are trying to
avoid a situation similar to
Washington, where 30 first
responders were quarantined
after treating a COVID-19
patient.=
The Fire District provides
fire protection to more than
55 square miles of Sisters
Country and also provides
ambulance services to 800
square miles of territory.
<Losing even a few fire-
fighter/paramedics or volun-
teers to a quarantine would
create a problem for the Fire
District,= he said.
The Fire District has not
seen an increase in 911 calls in
the past month but is prepared
should COVID-19 appear
in the region. Chief Johnson
said, <Our people are very
well trained, we have imple-
mented policies to limit poten-
tial exposures to our respond-
ers, and we have sufficient
protective supplies on hand.=
St. Charles Health System
is now restricting the num-
ber of access points at each
facility effective Wednesday
morning, March 4. The intent
is to have patients, caregiv-
ers, providers and vendors
enter facilities through a lim-
ited number of access points
to keep the workforce safe
and functioning as this public
health issue continues to grow.
At each access point, St.
Charles will be:
" Requiring individuals
to adequately sanitize their
hands.
" Requiring masking if a
patient presents with a fever,
cough or cold symptoms.
" Controlling access
for visitors, caregivers and
providers who present with
a fever, cough or cold symp-
toms (this means we may not
allow people into the building
if they could spread infection,
but are not in need of medical
attention).
The Centers for Disease
Control continues to stress the
importance of hand-washing.
Wash your hands often with
soap and water for at least
20 seconds, especially after
going to the bathroom; before
eating; and after blowing your
nose, coughing, or sneezing.
Washing hands with soap
and water is the best way to
get rid of germs in most situa-
tions. If soap and water are not
readily available, you can use
an alcohol-based hand sani-
tizer that contains at least 60
percent alcohol.
" Avoid touching your
eyes, nose, and mouth with
unwashed hands.
" Avoid close contact with
people who are sick.
" Stay home when you are
sick.
" Cover your cough or
sneeze with a tissue, then
throw the tissue in the trash.
" Clean and disinfect fre-
quently touched objects and
surfaces using a regular house-
hold cleaning spray or wipe.
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