| Show prevention OF BLINDNESS IN NEWLY BORN INFANTS CHAP CHAPTER TER ol 01 LAWS OF UTAH section 1 it shall be the duty of enez eer 3 phy physician allan and P very adl ife V r ra tending a case of child bit th to report to tl the local doard of health stealth olry 01 cry case theio the mt acly aly toni born child has inflammation of the e bics es attended by a discharge sith repart to be made within six hours after tho the appearance of such disease it shall be the duty of suh physician or midwife to treat tile eats of the child so eo in accordance knitli ath the rules of the state acard cf health every physician aud and falling failing to OTO ply with the provisions of this act shall oe do of a misdemeanor in conformity with the th foregoing enactment the state board of health has adopted the foll Irwing rules to be of general application throughout the state rule I 1 no midwife shall treat funy any case of neona torum ci 01 inal of tile tho eyes of a ile nebb 13 boin infant mileo it Is J im possible to secure the of a provided ded that in case the seli cg of a shall be cured cure a inid midwife Nife in kiy ty bogin basin and carry out treatment until ilia hla animal rule 2 in the embt that the services of it physician cambot be secured ml aldies dies ale aio authorized to use and norb the following follow drig treatment I 1 amed lately tile the alisco cay in adelly bom boin infant of tm ali In flamma tion ot of the eyes attended by a mattery discharge froni five file 5 dimps of a twenty per cent 20 per ent of argyrol shall lil le into the ees with im am eo e iT ciper after having separated the ids ill tile the thumb and finger and ilits hils shall be repeated epry ry cicur fat four 4 lays days ind and lors gorgei ei if a 1 discharge is still pre predent ent afeei faur 4 days if the discharge has ceased the treatment may bo be reduced in frequency to of four 4 times dally foi foa several days until it is shown that the discharge s net liable to return before ach application of the argyrol r I 1 solution tile the aea should lie bo thoroughly irrigated blind cleansed by dropping or poa irina into them a one per cent solution of chloride of sodium conijn salt or a L saturated solution of boric acid for practical I purposes tile the salt solution may be prepared prepa zed b ba dissolving one ome teaspoonful of salt sait in a pint of water NOTE the person treating the eyes should exercise the utmost are oare to abid touching the cornea eye ball as there Is great dangers of causing serious injury thereby in applying tile the treatment the child should be placed flat upon its back and the head so held that the 3 3 3 3 3 tion will not quickly escape from the eyes byes inasmuch as the secretions secretion s from the eyes are very veay infect bious lous care ca ro should be taken to destroy a stroy all arti j clea contaminated by them and to sterilize the hands after each treat in dijt the treatment nt above described Is considered dered by eminent authorities to be entirely ef rectie and than solution of nitrate of sit sih er and it is recommended to all physicians ris j lin in general practice solutions of argyrol quickly decerf orate mid and should ba bo freshly prepared bior or eiery aery case upon request the t he state board of will furnish materials for preparing fresh solutions it Is recommended that physicians I 1 and shall miko one application of the argyrol solution at the birth of enery child as aa a lacele or preventive tive treatment after j baving first thoroughly wiped the eyes nith fth a saturated solution of boric acid cuje 3 on receipt of notification this thia suet t it shall be tho the duty of 0 the local health officer to im india tely the case and satisfy that the rules roles of the state doard board of health are properly W with ith lie ile 8 hal also im m effia t el y report the case to the state board D of health by telephone ephom tel hons or telegraph J ta t |
