| Show I Begin I health Record in iii 62 I Advises Utah Medical Association I This Is s the week for New Years tears resolutions and liar old Bowman executive secre- secre secretary tary of the Utah State Medi- Medi Medical cal Association suggests you resolve to begin in 1062 keep keep- keeping Ing a Family Health Rl Record rord How Flow many times have you I needed basic health facts I shout members of your family tor for school records for in- in incurance incurance forms for lor a doctors doctor's medical history A FAMILY HEALTH rec- rec record record ord is your our compilation of these facts Like vital statistics tics in the family Bible Dible riots riots- lions on family kept health accurately and up to date can be of permanent value The record should contain pertinent facts on illnesses injuries and physical examinations The record will prove Its worth only if kept carefully Start Immediately to jot down basic Information you know at al ready Enter accurately all injuries and illnesses When you next se see your physician take the family health record along so notations can be made while the they are fresh in your mind A small schoolboys schoolboy's note note- notebook notebook book will do for a record book Or you 1 0 can obtain a small account book or ledger from a stationery shop Copies I may be obtained of Your Family Health Record by contacting this newspaper BEGIN WITH a brief list list- listing Ing of the family history Date and place of birth of each earh member If any are deceased date and cause of death Per I medical facts about each family member such as chronic diseases or illnesses cancer diabetes epilepsy Next should come a section for dates of immunizations with spaces for each member of the family The columns should allow room for lor listing Immunizations against whoop whoop- whooping ing cough tetanus typhoid polio and smallpox fori CorI There should be spare space for Cor I noting dates dats of booster shots I IA A section on general motion should include such I data as the blood type of each family member whether the lilt blood factor Is known to tobe be present In any of the Lam fly ily and special allergies or drug sensitivity of each A CHECK LIST of the themore themore more common diseases chicken pox measles Ger Ger- Ger German man measles mumps whoop whoop- whooping ing cough scarlet fever dip dip- should therla-should be included Most of these are arc childhood diseases but sometimes an e t te g gi i rr rr iNOt w 1 AA t h t tAA BARGAIN BASEMENT Supermarket owner Al Terry points to his house In Bayonne N J which he offered for SIc Only catch owner bad to niece the house in a hurry adult is exposed German measles can be very GermanI serious I in an expectant mother Mumps Is a serious disease in adults Another section should pro pro- provide vide a place for noting dates of physical examinations with a line or two to make mako note of special advice or in that followed the checkup Illnesses requiring hospitalization should be re re- re recorded corded listing nature of the Illness or injury name mine of physician name of hospital dates of entry and discharge length of illness if surgery was performed describe It briefly Illnesses at home should be recorded also FINALLY A section listing the family's health and sect acci dent insurance information will be helpful Relatively few families keep health records but everyone sooner or later finds need for the information Keep Kep your family health rec rec- rec record ord up to date at aU all times as asan asart art an added safeguard to your family's health says Mr Bowman |
