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Show Hunters warned of heart check before hunting Deer hunters should make sure they themselves are in tiptop tip-top physical condition as well as checking their guns and ammunition, am-munition, Utah's medical profession pro-fession warned this week. Men who follow a sedentary occupation for more than eleven elev-en months of the year, and then take to the high mountains moun-tains and rough timber for a wek of deer-shooting run a real risk from heart attacks, Dr. George H. Curtis, president presi-dent of the Utah Heart Association Asso-ciation has warned. In addition to unusual exertion when entering enter-ing rough terrain to hunt, the task of hauling a heavy deer to a camp or highway puts an undue strain on t the heart, Dr. Curtis pointed 'out. Meanwhile, Utah State Medical Medi-cal Association executive secretary sec-retary Harold Bowman reminded remind-ed deer hunters, along with marksmen seeking duck, pheasant phea-sant or other game, to follow safety rules concerning firearms fire-arms and gunfire. He joined Utah State Fish and Game officials of-ficials in warning that death and serious injury can result from careless handling of rifles and shotguns in autos, when climbing fences, in the field, and at home. ' During recent deer hunting seasons, deaths from heart attacks at-tacks have nearly paralleled those from gun accidents, Bowman Bow-man pointed out. According to Dr. Curtis, the Utah Heart Association advises all prospective hunters who have a history of heart diseases diseas-es to see their physician and accept his decision on participating partici-pating in this season's hunt. For those in apparent good health, these suggestions are made to reduce the occurence of heart attacks: First, hunters should follow a coreful schedule sched-ule of graduated exercises over the weeks preceeding the hunt to prepare for the sudden severe se-vere exertion of hiking in heavy clothes and carrying rifles an dequipment at higher altitudes. Second, if the hunter notices marked shortness of breath, chest pain or sense of construction in the chest, he should rest until relieved, -then return to camp. Following these suggestions will cut the tragic hunting heart attack toll, medical authorities say. Slight rise is expected in steel orders. |