Medical Mcandcrings Childhood Emergencies
(Editor's noli-: Tliis i.s the
first of five clip.ftnd save
articles on childhood emer
gencies hy Glenn Morgan,
M.I) , I'liilonmth rdinilv Med
. ieine, PC.)
There i.s nothing more
frightening for a parent thnn
to find your child In nn
emergency situation and not
know what to do. The first
reaction is fear and panic, and
this is normal. It is very
important to overcome that
feeling of panic, The second
reaction Immediately after
ward should he to assess the
situation In order to decide
what to do. You must slow
down. You must carefully find
out what happened. Then look
closely at your child to see
what Is the matter, Then act.
Four common childhood
emergencies include burns,
poisoning, nosebleeds and in
juries. This article will give a
few hrief tips on how to deal
with hums, The three other
articles will he about the
remaining problems, and the
last column will he a quiz to
see how much you learned.
Rl'RNS. llow often children
are foolishly rushed to the
hospital after J burn -- before
first aid is given. The burning
must be stopped immediately,
especially for hot liquid and
alkali burns. Therefore, the
first thing to do with a burn is
to TAKE OFF ALL CLOTHES
that might be In contact with a
burn. When a toddler tips a pot
of boiling water over onto
himself, his arms and face
may look bud, but usually the
worst burns are on the chest
and diaper area where the hot
water stays against the skin
for many seconds. Therefore,
it is important to get the hot
material away from the skin
as quickly as possible
The second tiling to do with
a burn i GET THE WHOLE
Hl'ltNEI) AREA COOL. Fill
up the bathtub or sink with
cchiI water and hold the burned
area in it If the burn is small,
wrap a washcloth around an
ice cube and hold it on the
burn This helps in two ways.
First, it numbs the burned
urea and decreases pain
Second, it helps to prevent
swelling and thus prevents
more damage to the burned
tissue.
There are a few special
cases of bums that you should
know about, including burns to
the eyes, inhalation and elec
tical burns The eye is often
involved in chemical burns,
either acid or alkali. In both
cases, it must be rinsed out
thoroughly with cool water. It
is easiest to do this by having
the person lean over the sink
and run water on his open
eye's). Often due to pain and
fear iie will he unable to open
the eye himself, you should
lie prepared to help pull up on
Pendleton grower elected
OWGL president; Louis
Carlson, lone, 1st vice
Stan Timmei tnann, Pendle
ton wheal grower, was instal
led as president of the 1981
year of the Oregon Wheat
Groweres league. The OWGL
is the state-wide association of
wheat growers in Oregon, and
the installation took place at
the Hoard of Directors meet
ing h"ld January (i.
Louis Carlson, lone, was
installed as first vice presi
dent; Hob Nixon, Junction
City, second vice president;
and Wesley Grilley, Pendle
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the upper lid and down on the
lower lid to open the eye. the
stream of water shouldn't be
full force -- Just a gentle flow
to wash out any chemicals still
In Ihe eye. Acid burns are over
in seconds. Alkali (lye, bleach,
drain cleaners, etc.) however,
keep on burning for up to
fifteen minuted. Therefore, If
there is any fear that alkali la
present, the eye should be
flushed with water for fifteen
minutes continuously by the
clock. This must be done
Immediately. The same Is true
for alkali burns anywhere on
the skin. Any eye burn should
be checked by a physician
after giving first aid.
t Inhalation burns also can be
very serious. Smoke inhala
tion from fires causes far
more deaths than actual
burns, mainly due to carbon
monoxide poisoning. Gas and
aerosol can explosions caus
ing inhalation of vapors can at
first appear relatively mild.
The victim might notice
burning pain in the throat and
chest along with a dry cough.
This may improve or even go
away completely for several
hours, hut then rapidly
worsen, causing severe diffi
culty in breathing as swelling
occurs. If there is any question
of inhalation, the victim
should be checked by a
physician and watched very
closely.
Electrical burns can look
small on the outside, but cause
very deep tissue injury inside.
II is especially important that
all electrical outlets are plug
ged to prevent toddlers from
sticking pins in them. Also,
toddlers should always be
watched when around electric
cords to make sure they
don't bite into them. This can
cause serious and deforming
burns around the mouth.
A few notes about burn
treatment in general. Burns
can easily get infected if they
blister up The blisters should
be kept clean and if they are
not oozing fluid, may be
allowed to remain intact for
several days unless there is
any sign of infection. Don't
stick pins In blisters to try to
let the fluid out - it will only
let germs in Signs of infection
include redness, swelling, pus.
and increased pain. Infection
usually takes a day or two to
start after the burn first
happens, A tetanus toxoid
booster is often needed after a
burn if immunization is not up
to date. This can help prevent
tetanus (lockjaw), though it
has no lienefit in preventing
other types of infection.
Burns over joints can scar
down causing limitation of
motion If the joint is not
properly exercised during the
healing time,
Many burn cases should be
seen by a physician. If the
well as in the Helix area. His
farm was established from the
family farming operation who
were pioneers in the area,
Timmermann is active in
community affairs and is past
chairman of the Umatilla
County ASCS committee. He
serves on the alumni bowrd of
Oregon State University and is
a past president of the
Pendleton Rotary Club.
Timmerman, who farms in
partnership with his wife.
Helen, has two daughters,
Laurie, Salem; and Cathy.
Cornell University in Ithica,
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burn is electrical, is fairly
large, looks Infected, lies over
a Joint, g blistered up, or is on
the face, hands, feet or genital
area, a doctor should be
consulted.
If you have any questions
about the above, consult your
family doctor.
About the author . . . Glenn
W. Morgan. M.D., was born
July 8, 1947. at Milwaukie.
Wisconsin. In 19fi9he married
Gloria Reimer. They now
have three sons, six, five, and
two.
Morgan attended the Uni
versity of Wisconsin
Milwaukie and received his
B S. in 1969. He graduated
from the University of Oregon
School of Medicine in 1973 and
did his internship at Mary
Itnngene Bassett Hospital at
Cooperstown. New York from
1973 to 1974.
Morgan served with the U.S.
Public Health Service as staff
physician at Whileriver In
dian Hospital, Whileriver.
Arizona from 1974 to 1976 and
with the Indian Health Service
on the White Mountain Apache
Indian Reservation.
From 1976 to 1979, he was a
member of the Keene Clinic, a
30-man multi-specialty group
in Keene. New Hampshire,
Department of Family Prac
tice Morgan is currently a part
ner in Philomath Family
Medicine. PC, a three-man
family practice group in
Philomath, which he joined in
July 1979. The practice in
cludes adult and pediatric
practice, out-patient surgery
and orthopedics, and obstet
rics Certified by the American
Board of Family Practice in
Novemlx-r 1977. he is a
member of the Oregon Acad
emy of Family Physicians, the
American Academy of Family
Physicians, the Linn-Benton
lone Jr.-Sr. High
plans 'Parent Day'
Tuesday, January 29 will be
Parent Day at lone Junior
House Conference on Aging
in grades 7 12 will remain
home while parents attend a
mini -schedule of classes in the
morning, eat lunch in the
cafeteria at noon, and have
conferences with teachers in
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cians, the Benton County
Medical Society and the Ore
gon Medical Association.
Area woman
pledges to
OSU sorority
Sororities at Oregon Stale
University pledged 23 addi
tional women during the fall
term informal pledge period.
The 15 sororities pledged 465
coeds during the regular fall
term rush. Julie V. Gricb,
Lexington, was pledged to
Sigma Kappa. She is a
freshman business major.
ECOAC to meet
Thurs., Jan. 15
A meeting of the East
Central Oregon Association of
counties has been scheduled
for Thursday, Jan. 15, at 10
a.m. at the Pendleton Elks
Lodge at 14 S E. Third St.,
Pendleton.
Heppner
News
Holiday visitors at the home
of Emma Drake were Claude
and Doris Drake of Sunnyside,
Wash.
Visiting at the home of the
Paul Warrens was son.
Matthew, who has recently
returned from a L.D.S.
Church Mission in Japan.
Malt i.s now enrolled in
electronics school in Glendale,
Arizona, and works at West
ern Academy for Boys, Litch
field Park. Arizona.
Joan Warren. Lynnwood,
Wash , was a New Year's
weekend visitor. Joan is
attending Edmonds Com
munity College - School of
Fashion Merchandising and is
working in the alterations
department of Nordstroms.
Carl and Maggie Bauman
and their son. John, of
Anchorage. Alaska, were
visiting at the home of Carl's
parents. Clarence and Hazel
Bauman. from Dec. 26 to Dec.
31.
Helen Kuggles and Jack
and Connie Fastabend came
from Richland Sunday to visit
grandmother. Ola Ruggles.
They brought Sunday dinner
already prepared
While here visiting they told
Ola about grandson Jeff
Fastabend, who is a ballet
dancer. He was home for
Christmas from Bermuda,
From here he will re-join the
Ice Follies in New York.
the afternoon.
Elementary students will
have regular classes that day.
Individuals who do not have
students in school but would
like to attend are welcome.
Call lone High School.
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The Cardinals traveled to
Helix on Friday, January 9.
The Cards returned home with
their second league victory of
the year, 55-51.
The Cardinals took the lead
in the first quarter, 21-11, and
kept their lead in the second
quarter as fhey went Into the
locker room with a 33-21
advantage.
Both teams came out to
score 12 points apiece in the
third quarter. Jim McCabe
scored 8 points in the quarter
for the Cards. The score was
45-33 to start the fourth
quarter.
The Grizzlies came back in
the last quarter to try to take
the lead. The score was within
4 points for most of the fourth
quarter. The Cards were
oulscored. 10-18, in that quart
er, but pulled out a close
victory, 55-51.
Heppner High
conferences
slated Jan. 21
On Wednesday, January 21,
parent teacher conferences
will be held at Heppner High
School. There will be no school
that day for high school
students. Some parents will be
contacted by teachers and a
specific conference time will
be established. .
Those parents not contacted
are invited to come to the
school and pick up the
semester grades for their son
or daughter and conference
with teachers as they may
choose. Teachers will be
available for conferences
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on that
day.
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The Cardinals had 45 re
bounds to the Grizzlies 23
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for 40 percent from the field;
Helix shot 21 of 45 for 47
percent. From the line the
Cards were 5 of II for 45
percent and the Grizzlies were
9 of 20 for 45 percent.
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Martin. 4 2-4 10; Smith, 4 1-1 9;
Mark Andrus, 3 3-4 9; Matt
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Bid farewell to
Kerrs Thursday,
Friend and admirers of
Harold and Carol Kerr will be
on hand Thursday night, Jan.
15, to honor the Kerrs, bid
them farewell and perhaps
even poke light-hearted fun at
them.
A farewell party, and "roast
and toast" ceremony will be
held at the Morrow County
Fair pavilion in Heppner.
A social hour will be held
from 6 to 7 p.m., and a family
potluck dessert will be from 7
to 9 p.m. The roast and toast
ceremony will highlight some
of the lighter moments of the
Kerr's 12 years in Morrow
County. A money tree will be
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the dessert.
Harold and Carol are mov
ing to The Dalles so that he
may assume a new position as
head Extension agent for
Wasco County in early Feb
ruary. Prior to Harold's 12 years as
Morrow County Extension
agent, he was a 4 H Extension
agent in Crook County.
For more information con
cerning the event, contact Bob
Jepsen, . chairman of the
Extension Advisory Com
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is in charge of the money tree.
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