Show u u Duchesne Crippled Children Attend Clinic Six crippled children from Duchesne Du- Du chesno chesne County comprised a part of crippled children from Utah Duchesne D Wasatch and Tooele Counties examined at the clinic In Provo June 22 and 23 This clinic was made possible through t the e Crippled Childrens Children's Division of the Utah State Board of Health O Of the children examined 17 had a severe degree of flat fIat feet 16 were paralyzed in ranging degrees de de- degrees de- de grees from infantile paralysis five had club feet five had severe bow legs 10 had bony deformities following fol tol- lowing fractures Practically all types of crippling conditions were listed among the remaining cases The results of this clinic indicate indicate indi indi- cate t that at we have a great deal more infantile paralysis in Utah than Is commonly believed Infantile Infantile In In- paralysis is a preventable disease and thus many of our crippled children could be normal if it this disease were better controlled control control- led We have had relatively few cases of or Infantile paralysis reported reported re reported re- re ported at the time the child is sick and the diagnosis is often not made until after the paralysis occurs This disease usually occurs i In the summer and early fall The child Is often not very sick but m merely feverish irritable and doesn't wish to be touched or ed d. The most moot serious sign is stiffness stiffness stiffness stiff stiff- ness of the back and neck Many times a doctor is not called because because because be be- cause the child is not very sick and thus we do not know the child has haa infantile paralysis until later The diagnosis is 18 very difficult to tomake tomake tomake make and often even a nerve or child specialist cannot be sure child specialist cannot be sure Bure of the diagnosis without performing a slight operation lumbar puncture puncture puncture ture If your child has fever vomiting and marked restlessness put him to bed and promptly call can your family family fam faro ily physician The child may not have infantile paralysis but If he has the doctor may be L able ble to lessen lessen les les- sen sea the crippling effects after-effects which are the worst feature of the disease if he is called in hi before the arms or legs begin to be weak and paralyzed The doctor will aril I also give advice about the position of the patient and how to care for forand forand forand and move him which may have much to do with the prevention of deformity or crippling It is very important to get a doctor at the earliest possible moment Even though your dot doc doctor tor is one of t the e best he may wish to have the advice of a specialist to supplement his own judgment Remember in this disease your child may be only slightly ill but may develop serious deformity |