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Show Is Home Equipped To Handle Minor Illnesses? "Is your household properly equipped to handle minor illnesses ill-nesses and accidents? If your home is typical, the answer is no. You have to make a quick trip to the drug store to meet just about any minor family emergency, according to Harold Bowman, executive secretary of the Utah Medical Assn. A recent survey showed that few families are really stocked with the items needed to take care of accidents. To help the situtaion the Utah Medical Assn. offers suggestions and a list of sample items that it would be well to include in your stock of medical supplies for future emergencies. They include: Aspirin, to help get rid of headaches and pains accompanying accompany-ing a cold. Calamine lotion for minor skin irritations, insect bites and the early stages of poison ivy. A cough syrup containing soothing ingredients and no habit hab-it forming drugs. Petrolatum for chapped skin and superficial burns, cuts, and bruises. Adhesive bandages, roll bandages, band-ages, sterile gauze pads and adhesive ad-hesive tape. An oral thermometer and a rectal one for small children. A bulk or mild saline laxative for occasional use. Sick room supplies such as hot water bottle, ice bag, vaporizer, enema bag, medicine droppers tong depressors, scissors and a handy reference poison chart and a good first aid manual. An antiseptic for wounds. Do not bother with antiseptic for minor cuts. Hot water and soap will do a good job. A final word of caution: Keep your medical supplies out of the reach of small children. The candy coated aspirin are fine for children, but they tempt the children who sometimes will eat a whole bottle of the small pills with dire results. Hunting license privileges of four persons were recently revoked re-voked by the Utah Fish and Game Commission. As required by law, the revocation revo-cation was made in each case where those involved were found to have carelessly or negligently contributed to a hunting accident or death. |