| Show Med Medical c l Exp Experts Scrutinize Common Common Ailments t V Women's Auxiliary I i ary rY Chooses New V VV VV V Officers V By Staff Correspondent LOGAN IGAN Sept Sep 6 Both 6 Both common comm n nand and unusual ailments aUmenta of human humanity ty were placed under scrutiny here today in th the second con d day of 01 tb the forty forty- first annual convention of or the tho u Utah h State Medical Ucal association t on as physicians and surgeons tr from m all p parts of ot Utah listened ned to noted speakers a t V While the doctors were svere engaging in technical discussions the women's auxiliary m met t and nd elected officers Each of the tho officers ers was elected without opposition They are Mrs L. L J. J Paul Salt Lake City president Mrs V Scott Jones Salt Sail Lake LakO City pre president elect Mr Mrs 1 D.C. D.C. D.C. D. D C. C Budge Log Logan n first vice president president dent Mrs David Richfield Richfield Rich Rich- field second vice president Mrs C. C L. L Shields Salt Lake Lalu Cit City secretary secretary secre secre- tar tary Mrs Charles Smith Provo treasurer Mrs J. J Albert Peterson n Salt Lake City auditor and Mrs V Continued on Put A. V v d 1 l tt t. t J 1 l t t V V r r t 1 t j J 4 p V Airs L. L J. J Paul r I a MEDICAL GROUP DISCUSSES ILLS Continued from Pan Ont George F. F Roberts Roberta Salt Lake City historian lan New Ne Offices The two last named were elected to new offices created by a constitution constitution adopted by the auxiliary t to to- to day Tb auxiliary adopted a resolution resolution resolution tion condemning activities a of quacks notably thore advertising by r radio dio Music at at th the auxiliary meeting was wu furnished by Miss Ludeen Rogers Rogen pianist of at the Utah State Agricultural college At their morning session BessIon the physicians an and surgeons Burgeons were told by Dr William R. R Cubbins as associate associate ocl- ocl ate of surg surgery ry at at Northwestern North Northwestern orth- orth western university that hat pelvic fractures fractures frac trac- tures turcs cause a high mortality rate beca because of other Injuries that us usually usual ally al- al ly accompany them I It takes such luch terrific force to fracture a pelvis that other abdomInal abdominal abdominal abdom abdom- inal hurts are likely he said II MA A A pelvic fracture Is prima facie evidence evidence evidence evi evi- evi- evi dence the sufferer has received a crushing blow Dr Cubbins urged that doctors treating pelvic fractures call In surgeons expert In abdominal cas cases 8 The Th ever popular subject o of appendicitis appendicitis appendicitis appen appen- was wu discussed by Dr C. C F. F Dixon associate professor of surgery surgery sur stir gery at the e Mayo foundation Interest to L Laymen Lymen He discussed appendicitis mainly from a technical standpoint but lome some o of his remarks remark were of i interest in- in terest to tola laymen men Lots has been written and said about app appendicitis but despite this the mortality rate Is very high In some lame places he said The question why there are so 10 many ruptured appendixes still lUll is unanswered It may be partly the fault of at the doctor partly the fault of t the patient Some information on cerebral he hemorrhages that probably w wis was not new to doctors doctor but might be to otHer ped persons ei ris' ris was tas vas offered by Dr William H. H Holmes professor of medicine at Northwestern sity The type of ot hemorrhage that causes immediate death is 11 not the only kind he said Many persons suffering vascular trouble and high blood pressure have minor cerebral hemorrhages he said sald which cause causa a temporary paralysis from which they h have ve a good chance to recover r. r IU May Cause Change If It these minor hemorrhages are repeated they may entirely change the emotional status of ot the patient He Indicated such uch change might cause a p person to laugh or cry at atthe atthe atthe the wrong time Dr George E. E Brown associate professor of or medicine at the Mayo foundation spoke on disorders of the sympathetic nervous system m mand and told of their effects effects' upon p per persons per per- r- r sons sons otherwise In good hea health th Many such persons have no apparent apparent ap ap- parent organic disease but suffer sutter functional disorders caused caused by some malfunction of or U the e sympathetic nervous nervous ner ncr system he said These malfunctions are difficult to get at They are In a new field Sometimes surgery has haa been used cutting nerves Involved One example of malfunction atthe of at the sympathetic nervous system Is excessive blushing Dr Brown said Dr L. L E. E Viko of ot Salt Lake City i substituting for Dr Harlow Brooks of at New York City read a paper on I problems of providing medical care careIn carein carein in Utah He listed tided one criticism as that not enough medical mediC I care care is provided and said th the reason Is 11 many persons cannot afford tord It Health Insurance Dr Viko predicted efforts by state l legislatures to pass pall hea health th insurance bills but denounced socialization of medicine Socialization of medicine cannot be justified unless all aU business and Industry is b socialized h he said Dr John Z Brown Jr of at Salt Lake City reported on the last Jut convention con con- ve of the American Medical association Dr Karl F. F Meyer professor of bacteriology at the University of Southern California sounded lound d a warning on plague In Inan an an address last Jut night f I am not an alarmist he said nor do I wish to the give Impression zion Ion there Is Is Immediate danger atan of at an epidemic I wish however to tomake tomake tomake make It clear that the tho western part of the United States Is under the shadow of ot a potential plague menace men inch ace from rodents Examinations made in California Oregon and Montana have sh shown wn ground squirrels are art carriers of plague bacilli The disease Is known as plague e he exp explained and said sald isolated isolated isolated iso iso- have cases been found lound on the we west weal at coast Rodent Control He urged a program of ot rodent control and warned against handling handling han han- dung dead rodents Something understandable to the layman layman building building of strength in a patient after an operation was operation was dis discussed discussed dis- dis cussed Thursday afternoon by Dr John A. A Wolfer associate professor protessor of ot surgery at Northwestern sity Proper diet Bet Iet Is Important to recovery recovery re- re re recovery covery from froni surgical operations Dr Wolfer told the delegates Lack of adequate j y tein in the diet probably plays a a greater part partin in causing deaths after operations than Is gen generally r lly believed he be said IBid How Ho often have we heard It said that a p person was t too the o weak to stand the operation And how little we have done about It it Dr Wolfer explained that vitamin vita rain min deficiency particularly in vItamin vitamin vita vIta- mm min A caused D. D to break breakdown breakdown breakdown down resistance e to Infection n notably nota nota- ta- ta bly in gastro intestinal and respiratory respiratory respiratory tory tracts Other Speakers Other speakers Thursday afternoon after noon noon who chose purely technical topics were Dr William S. S Holmes professor of at medicine at Northwestern Northwestern North North- western university Dr George H. H Gardner assistant professor of gynecology Northwestern university university university sity Dr William R. R Cubbins associate associate asso asso- date prof professor of t surg surgery ry Northwestern Northwestern Northwestern North North- western university and Dr Dean Lewis professor or of surgery Johns Hopkins university Dr Claude F. F Dixon ass associate professor of surgery a at the Mayo found foundation Uon llon also was wa a a a. speaker Thursday y Accomplishments a of the association association tion since the last convention were outlined by Dr D. D C C. Budge of at Laan Logan Logan Lo La- Lo- Lo gan an president at a noon business meeting Thursday A business office at Salt Lake City with W. W H. H as secre secretary lecre- lecre tary and a medical service bureau have been organized he said Through the bureau the association association tion provides medical service with choice of physicians to employed groups under contracts contract He announced the association is I publishing a medical bulletin edited edited edited edit edit- ed by Dr J J. U. U Giesy of Salt Lake City Dr Budge appealed for tor greater cooperation of association members against inroads of quacks and recommended recommended recommended rec rec- laws creating one educational educational educational standard for doctors Membership l Grows Grow During the last lut year association membership increased to 9 from representing 75 per cent of the he licensed physicians and surgeons of the state The following were elected directors directors directors tors of the medical service bureau Dr L. L E. E Ylko Viko Dr John Z Brown Sr Dr A. A C C. Callister Dr C. C L. L Shields and Dr W. W R. R Calderwood of ot Salt alt Lake City Dr E E. I. I Rich Og Ogden en Dr W. W T. T Elliott Helper Dr George L. L Rees Smithfield and Dr Gc George rge R. R Mad Mads Madsen n Mt Pleasant |
