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Show Mi t Wednesday, September 30, 1998 Nephi, Utah Eflanflavirui Gncouccgo gba cdfcGy diagnosis can bo OEaccagCa diffieulD Two Utah residents have been recently diagnosed with illnesses associated with hantavirus. A case of Hantavirus infection was male diagnosed in a, from Juab County who became ill around the first of June. The patient was admitted to the hosstay. He was pital for a never intubated and in fact never had significant respiratory illness. A case of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) was man diagnosed in a from Emery County who became ill around the first of July. The patient was seen at a rural hospital emergency room and then transferred to a tertiary care facility. After a four-da- y stay, the patient was discharged. Along with these two Utah cases, Colorado and New Mexico have had three cases each and of the six cases, three have died. Given the rapidity of onset, shock and respiratory failure, early recognition of the illness is critical in reducing the risk of mortality. HPS begins four days to six weeks after exposure to infected rodents or their excreta, although not all patients will give a history of rodent exposure. All patients experience a prodromal phase with fever, chills and myalgias, persisting for 1 to 7 days before progression to the ld ccUgg'jcc Playing ping pong can be hazardous to your health. At least when its compared to hunting. It seems hunters are very safe sportsmen, according to the National Safety Council s 1996 Safety Facts booklet. It reports more people are injured playing ping pong than while hunting, with only half the participants! Bowlers receive over seventeen times as many injuries as hunters. In fact, in 1996 there were fewer than eight injuries per four-da- y ld 6th cardiopulmonary, phase. Pain in the legs and back can be very severe during the hantavirus prodrome. Many patients also experience nausea, vomiting, di- arrhea and abdominal pain. Cough and other upper respiratory symptoms are not present at the onset of the prodromal phase but instead begin hours before the onset of the noncardiogenic pulmonary edema. The transition from hantavirus prodrome to respiratory failure occurs 4 to 12 hours after onset of cough and shortness of breath. Patients with suspected HPS should be transported to a critical-car- e unit as early as possible, because the fluid management may require guidance by . catheter data, Swan-Gan- z 100,000 hunters. These low numbers can be re- even further by using common sense in the field. Hunter Education courses are free or inexpensive, and a call to your state Game and Fish Department will put you in contact with a Hunter Education instructor who can teach you how to be a better, safer hunter. Of course, one of the first rules for handling any firearm is to know how your gun works read the manual and familiarize yourself with the features of your firearm. And always assume that any gun is loaded. Never point a gun at any person or allow the muzzle to swing around in the direction of people. If you are carrying or holding a firearm, you must assume responsibility for it at all times, which means you must constantly be aware of where a bullet would travel, Page 9 should the firearm discharge. Making sure there is not a round in the chamber until just before you are ready to fire the gun will prevent an accidental discharge. When you are done shooting, unload your firearm and leave the action open. If you are hunting, have the magazine loaded, but dont chamber a round until youre ready to shoot. Never rely on your guns safety. When the opportunity for a shot comes, take a moment to figure out where the bullet will go if you miss your target. Even the humble 22 can send a bullet over .a mile! When target practicing, choose a spot with a safe background, like a dirt hillside. Take into account the fact that bullets can ricochet or pass through walls and brush. While you have complete control over your own behavior when handling a gun, there are also measures you can take to make sure that you are safe around other hunters. One of the best precautions you can take is to wear fluorescent orange. Statistics indicate that when hunters wear fluorescent orange, accidents are reduced by 50 percent. There are also many excellent camouflage patterns that incorporate blaze orange, so you can blend in with the habitat but still be highly visible to other hunters. Be sure to check hunting regulations in your state, as wearing hunter orange is required in some areas. 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