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Show Page . 4 Wqe tEtiros-Jfa&i- Wednesday, October 4, 1995 Nephi, Utah g doctor wlien Help yom Happenings. . . you go to the dime by off concerns list a makS 21st Cemtaw DelpMc meet ffor Fall Social Members of the GFWC 21st CenturyDelphic Literary Club recently gathered for their annual Fall Social at Cedar Hollow Restaurant. There were twelve club members in attendance. Club President Myrna Stan- - worth presided. Special entertainment was provided by club member, Ernestine Vest, who gave humorous readings, including The Bumper Crop and The Saturday Night Bath. Help your Doctor make best use of each visit. Know the scheduled length of your doctors appointment and make a short list of important things to talk about during your examination, says a Stanford Mark-lanUniversity physician Special guest, Rayma presented musical selec- who teaches colleagues how to tions on the piano, including communicate effectively with Music of the Night from Phant- patients. If you have several issues to om, of the Opera, and selections discuss, tell the person schedulby Chopin. ing the appointment that you might need more time than originally planned, says Dr. Eleanor S. Segal, clinical professor of medicine in the division of family and community medicine at need supervision as they explore Stanford. Pressures ofmodern medicine the areas around their home. And parents and other caregivers need to learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to provide a prompt response to avert a potential death from drowning whether in an ocean or a backyard bucket, Smith-Coggisays. d, Infants may be at risk even with a full bucket of water in the backyard A bucket can be deadly if a child falls in. Infants and toddlers are at risk of drowning even if you dont have a swimming pool in the backyard, warns a Stanford Emergency Department physician. The bucket you left in the backyard that filled up with water in the first autumn rain could spell tragedy for your curious child, says Dr. Rebecca assistant professor of surgery (emergency medicine). Buckets are dangerous for children. Because their head and upper body are heavier than their lower body, they may be Smith-Coggin- to right themselves, Smith-Cog-gi- ns says. According to the U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission, an estimated 50 deaths and 130 emergency department visits are related to bucket drownings in the United States each year. Its not enough to keep buckets empty of water. Children s, News Tips! Call 623-052- 5 prone to losing their balance while leaning and may be unable You Use You may not think you are accom- plishing much when you make small changes in the way you use Electricity Efficiently electricity, but you are. Every time you use electricity more efficiently, you save three ways: ONE, you save money, since you are billed according to how much electricity you TWO, you save the precious natural resources used to make electricity; THREE, you help protect our environment through your wise use of energy. So make improve- ments in your habits electricity-usin- g even small ones. It helps save three ways! team with your doctor in making sure the time you spend is quality time that will be most beneficial to your care, Segal says. Too many patients, as they get up from their chair and are just about to walk out the door, will say, Oh, by the way . . . If you tell your doctor about what might be your most serious concern as you leave, he or she is faced with the dilemma of delaying treatment for another patient or asking you to come back later, Segal explains. Physicians have a responsibil- Milk is groat ffoir kids, but they may meed moire iiroim iim their diets Milk is great for kids, but a Stanford University pediatrician warns that an diet could the children at risk youngest put of anemia. all-mi- lk iron-deficien- cy Save Three Ways When use; ns ity for skillful y ques loning patients and learning what they need to in order to diagnose and treat each patient, but patients can help their doctors do this more effectively, says Segal. Coming prepared with a list of things to talk about helps doctor and patient focus on those things that are really important, and often it helps patients raise difficult issues more clearly and more comfortably, she says. Segal says patients should consider taking notes about what the doctor is telling them. And if they dont understand what the doctor is advising, they should say so during the visit. are requiring that health care providers schedule their time as efficiently as possible. Thats all the more reason to work as a foods, such as dry particularly babies, toddlers and cereals and bread, have dramat- (for different reasons) teen-ag- e ically decreased the incidence of girls are at higher risk of iron Iron-fortifi- ed iron deficiency in the United deficiency than other people, States. But some young people says Dr. Fernando Mendoza, associate professor of pediatrics. Mendoza stresses that the average U.S. diet normally supplies adequate iron to prevent anemia, lack of energy and related symptoms, so most children with balanced diets do not need iron supplements. However, babies aged 9 to 18 months are at high risk of iron deficiency and its consequences if they consume large quantities of cows milk, which contains very little iron, at the expense of iron-ric- h or will On Wednesday evening, October 1 1 th, Nephi City be conducting a survey to gather information to be used in updating the citys general plan (master plan). Volunteers carrying a letter of introduction from the mayor will be delivering a survey to homes identified in random selection (not very home will be visited). The volunteers will ask residents to fill out the survey and will return the same evening to collect the completed survey. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and participation. ed I' foods. - Even risk of breast-feiron-deficien- cy - d babies are at anemia if they do not get an adequate source of iron after 6 months of age, says Mendoza, who practices at Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital at Stanford. Most infants and toddlers are screened for anemia between 9 and 24 months of age, and those who are anemic can then be given oral iron supplements and followed by their caregivers to ensure that the deficiency is corrected, he says. But perhaps equally important, its a good idea to start babies on some solid foods as soon as they begin teething. And dont forget about their older sisters. Teen-ag- e girls are also in a high-ris- k group because of the increased need for iron as a result of their growth spurt and menstrual blood loss, Mendoza says. National surveys, he notes, indicate that many teen-ag- e girls do not take in adequate iron in their diets, at least in part because of varied dietary habits as a result of decreasing parental control and changing life styles. Teen-age- rs in general and girls in particular will continue to be a concern with respect to dietarv intake Mendoza savs. |