TEN-The Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon. Thursday. March 12. 1981
Childhood emergencies! Test your knowledge
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Medical Meandering
Glenn W. Morgan, M.D.. Philomath Family Medicine, P.C.
(This is the fifth and last in a series of dip-and-save
articles on childhood emergencies.)
This quiz will test your knowledge of how to deal with an
emergency in your child. It is based on the four previous
articles - on burns, poisonings, injuries and nosebleeds.
Since all permanent knowledge is gained by relearning the
same things, it is hoped that by going over the most
important points, your learning will be increased.
TRUE OR FALSE:
1. The first thing to do in a hot liquid burn is to take off all
clothes that might be in contact with the burn.
2. The second thing to do in a burn is smear vaseline all
over the burned area.
3. Acid burns (like car batteries) continue burning much
longer than alkali (like lye).
4. Smoke inhalation can seem mild in the first few nours,
but can cause serious breathing problems within 24 hours.
5. If a burn blisters up, it is a good idea to stick a needle in it
to let the fluid out.
6. Electrical burns can look small on the outside, but cause
deep tissue injury inside.
7. Most incidental drug poisonings in children are from
aspirin, cold remedies, and vitamins.
8. Fortunately, chemicals such as bleach, gasoline, moth
balls, turpentine and paint are rarely taken by children
because of their odor.
9. It is good practice to get children to take their medicine
by whatever means you can. It helps to tell the child it is
candy.
10. Three-quarters of all poisonings in children could be
prevented if all medicines and household products were kept
out of sight.
11. Ipecac should be kept in every home with children
What's your opinion?
under age ten.
12. Induce vomiting by giving Ipecac and fluids unless the
child is unconcious, having fits, or the poison was a strong
corrosive, like lye, or contained petroleum products
(gasoline, etc.).
13. Cuts that stop bleeding rapidly don't need stitches, even
if they gape open.
14. Scrapes should be immediately covered by a band-aid
which is left on for two days.
15. Kissing a child's bump or bruise helps it feel better.
16. A head injury isn't considered serious unless the child
was knocked out more than five minutes.
17. Sprains are best treated by elevation and ice packs in
the first few hours.
18. If the child complains of pain in his shoulder after an
injury, always check the collar bone.
19. Wrist' injuries are usually more serious than elbow
injuries in children.
20. For a nosebleed, it is best to have the child lie down and
put an ice pack on his forehead or behind the neck and put
cotton in the nose.
21. For a nosebleed, it is best to have the child sit up and
pinch his nostrils together.
22. Repeated nosebleeds most often mean leukemia or
hemophilia (child is a bleeder).
23. If a child vomits blood, it is likely to be from a
nosebleed.
ANSWERS:
1. True, 2. False. 3. False. 4. True. 5. False, 6. True, 7. True,
8. False. 9. False. 10. True. U. True. 12. True. 13. False. 14..
False. 15. True. 16. False. 17. True. 18. True. 19. False. 20.
False. 21. True. 22. False. 23. True.
SCORE:
21-23 - Excellent! Would you like to babysit my children?
19-20 - Very Good. You still get the merit badge.
17-18 - Pretty good. You need a little review.
14-16 - Mediocre. You didn't read all the articles, did you?
13 or less - Lousy. But think of all you learned!
Irrigon genior council meets
TIh'so preliminary rwnrds
will bo finalized and forward
ed to the program director.
Susan Conine, at the FCOAC
Fact finding meetings slated on rangcland
grasshopper control
Cattlemen, farmers, and
others concerned with the U.S.
Department of Agriculture
range land grasshopper con
trol program are being asked
to take part In one of a series
of fact finding meetings to be
held in the West.
The five meetings in states
affected by the hlight of
rangeland grasshoppers, are
to solicit public comments on
rangeland grasshopper pro
gram standards. Among ques
tions to he discussed at the
meetings:
1 ) Spray block size -currently
spray blocks must be at least
lo.noo acres, or if smaller,
must totally encompass an
infested area.
2 Level of infestation the
standard rule of thumb Is.
there mu he eltfht nr more
grasshoppers per square yard
to have an economic infesta
tion. 3) Time of treatment -treutment
must be made
before the majority of grass
hoppers reach maturity and
begin laying eggs.
41 Treatment of cropland -the
rangeland grasshopper
control program normally
does not include treatment of
cropland unless the cropland
cannot reasonably be omit
ted or the farmer-rancher
pays the full cost of treatment
for cropland that could be
omitted. Up to to percent of
cropland may be included in
the treatment block,
USDA officials will be
present at each meeting to
hear public comments, which
also will be recorded. Written
comments also will be accep
ted. Meetings are scheduled:
March 17 for Washington
and Oregon, 9 a.m.. Red Lion
Motel. Pendleton (503 ) 27fi
till I for information.
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For further Information, j
contact Dick S. Jackson,"
lnfcirrnulion mIho Is avail-j
able from Ron Johnson, j
APHIS, USDA, Federal Bldg., J
Hyattsvllle, Md. 2071)2, (301)
436-B745. ;
regional coordinator, Animal;
and riant Health Inspection'
Service. USDA. 408 Jones
Bldg.. 1331 - 3rd Avenue,
Seattle Wush. 9HI01, (20fi) ;
442-20H5. ,
Bv FRANCES ROSK WILSON
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Question: "Do you think the United States should be
involved in the unrest in El Salvador?"
"No," says Michele Portmann. 30. Heppner. "I don't think
we should be involved. As many statesmen have pointed out,
it has many similarities to our involvement in Vietnam."
"We need to spend our energies taking care of domestic
problems rather than being involved in international
affairs."
The Senior Citizens Council
of the Irrigon site met this
week in the home of Ruth
Bentley. Attending in an
advisory capacity was Susan
Cnmrie of Fast Central Ore
gon Association of Counties.
Due to the death nf Opal
Cleaver the past week several
adjustments in the senior
meal program for Irrigon
are necessary. Mrs. Cleaver
was head cook and had been
responsible for food inventorv
and purchase of foods as well
as doing the local bonkwork
and forwarding reports to
ECOAC who oversees the
program1 in the five-countv
area which they represent.
Responsibility of the duties
were divided among several
by the siting council. Carol
Sweeney who has worked tis
cook's assistant will continue
to do the cooking and purchas
ing fol the group while another
cook is being selected.
Responsibility for records
will be carried by the council's
president. Elva Sanders, and
by Robert Judd. Chester
Wilson will do the bookkeeping
Pendleton office.
Many seniors expressed a
feeling of loss for Opal Cleaver
who was more than a cook to
them She was also a friend
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