Show Self Imposed Rationing Of Medical Services Faces Utah Residents War Drains Physicians From State Plea Made for Citizens To Take Home Nurse Training Tr ining Already rationed son on on many fronts by government order will have to use se some self-imposed self rationing of me medical ical services it appe appeared red Monday with a plea to refrain from placing too many demands on physicians during during- the emergency Because of Utah physicians entering entering en en- armed service to help fight a global war the state has from 20 to 25 per cent fewer than it did prior to Pearl Harbor said William Howard executive executive executive tive secretary of the Utah State Medical association War regulations forbid disclosure 1 ure of the exact number in ice Mr said the shortage of physicians and surgeons prevents those still practicing in the state from having as much time per patient patient pa pa- tient as formerly He e urged that patients refrain from unnecessary calls for medical attention and pointed that home nursing training now available will aid along this line Make Appointments He advised that residents of Idaho and Nevada who seek medi medi- medical medical cal attention in Salt Lake City should telegraph or write ahead for appointments Some Utah communities are without physicians and there i is none in Daggett county Mr Tib Tib- bals said Daggett county has a population population tion of only about persons Who are 65 miles from a physician Escalante residents also are a similar distance removed small Utah towns such tl towns such as as Cle Clearfield never never r had hada i doctor beca because se they could not support one the association secretary add added d. d How However ver a doctor is going going going go go- ing to Clearfield now to take care of the influx of war workers If a doctor is within 20 miles mies of a a. town authorities consider it to have adequate medical atten atten- tion Mona lacks a doctor doctor but but it itis itis JS is is near Nephi The Tire small towns near Ogden also do not have doctors doc doc- tors but tors-but but the citizens ar are within 10 miles miles' nIle of the Ogden doctors Loa and Bicknell are other towns without doctors Wendover which did not have one for m many ny months has been sent one by the medical association Mr said Hospitals Crowded As a result of the increased population population pop pop- hospitals are so crowded that only emergency cases can be admitted More persons must re receive receive re- re medical attention at their homes and civilians must keep well by observing better health habits Mr declared Women with a little nursing training training training-or or even inexperienced women women who who have a few extra hours each day are urged by physicians to volunteer to work at atthe atthe atthe the hospitals he said Many essential hospital tasks tasks such such as folding bandages making beds or cleaning equipment equipment can can be done by any willing worker More army and navy doctors and nurses are needed in this war than the last one because this is a global war Nurses and doctors are sent ent to Australia Africa England England any any place the soldiers are transferred During the last war they were sent only to France Red Cross nurse recruitment off offices of of- f flees ces explained With the shortage of at nur nurse elf and doctors 1 Q t rs civilians learn to Fd dir more more for themselves In spite of f the many jokes joltes cracked about Page Pace Ten len Column Four I W WARTIME ARTIME NEEDS NEEDS- TAKE DOCTORS Continued from Paga Ont One done alders the harm by first and home nurses persons persona with a little nursing knowledge can help until a doctor arrives I Frequently a mother could save the doctors doctor's time if she possessed better knowledge of ailments An An- example is the woman who frantically frantically frantically fran fran- I calls her doctor Come quick Johnny has a a. tummy ache If It this mother had taken a home nursing or first aid class Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross officials said she would have told the do doctor tor Johnnys I pulse is too fast his respiration is normal He seems to suffer a severe abdominal pain on the right side With this this- the doctor doctor doctor doc doc- tor can determine the seriousness serious ness of ot the call and the medicine and instruments he should br bring ng Also this this- mother mother- will not make the mistake of administering Johnny a large dose of ot castor oil as as she k knows the trouble may mayb maybe maybe b be in his appendix Civilians must learn to manage with fewer private nurses working working working work work- ing at their homes nursing officials officials officials advIsed Mothers and nd ne newly ly lyborn born babies just dismissed from hospitals can manage at their homes with the aid of ot a a. woman who has completed a Red Cross home nursing co course and release a registered nurse to care for those critically ill During the past year approximately approximately approximately Salt Lakers have c completed completed com com- m- m first aid classes Charles G G. Paull director of first of-first first aid w work rk said Monday Salt Lake county has first aid instructors who are are volunteering to teach civilians how to better care for their min minor r injuries and illnesses I i |