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Show S.niAL So EC Ia division G3D"R tlAiililOIT LIBRARY L.M.L crnt.. U Utah CLLEc,7i qua. OF U anis fTTl Davis Comai Rout Piort U.i Pentane MAX CXJtm RATE PAID PUBUSHNG COMPANY 76 South Mam Bounty Utah 9tret ex tdJ ouma 25 64010 TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1987 Health personnel getting wru yeusiu v - vaccines against hepatitis By CHERIE HUBER FARMINGTON It is possible that in the future people besides the accident victim could be at risk when bleeding occurs. Emergency medical personnel could become infected with Hepatitis B while attending to an accident victim. At the quarterly meeting of the Emergency Medical Services Council, Chairman Dr. Enrico Leopardi, Director of the Davis County Health Department, reported on a current Hepatitis B vaccination initiative for Davis County EMS agencies. Dr. Leopardi is asking all EMS agencies to. give their crews the opportunity to receive the Hepatitis B vaccinations. He told the council that Hepatitis B is a national problem in the sense that the number of cases are increasing far out of proportion to the increase in population. Hepatitis B has been identified as a national epidemic despite the effective vaccine on the market. It represents a national public health failure, he said. He stressed that Hepatitis B is not at epidemic levels in the state of Utah or Davis County. Only a small number of cases are reported each year here. However, he is anxious to prevent its spread here while protecting one of the countys most valuable resources, the trained Emergency Medical Ser- He told the group that there are now two vaccines available, the plasma-derive- d Heptavax B and the newer Recombivax HB which has been engineered from yeast cells. Because Heptavax was made from the blood of hepatitis carriers, many people feared contracting AIDS from the vaccine, although no case has ever been documented. Like AIDS, Hepatitis B spreads through contact with blood and blood products. For this reason, 4 HI if doctors, dentists, nurses and medical technicians responding to accidents are especially at risk. The Davis County Paramedics are already in the process of receiving the vaccinations. The vaccine is administered in three doses over a six month period. The recipient is usually immune for at least five years. However, the vaccine is ex- - Contlnued on page two Professional rezone okd r in So. Layton vices employees. LAYTON At the last meeting of the Layton city council, approval was given to a rezone request for property at 900 S. Main. This area forms the south boundary of Layton and was zoned agricultural. The zoning approved by the city council is CP-- 3 which will allow developers to build a professional and retail center consisting of several buildings on the 4Vi acre site. Residents living near this property stated they felt there was an abundance of space for professional-retail purposes in Layton and that it wasnt necessary to zone more land CP-In other action, the council agreed with the city staff and overruled a recommendation made, by the planning commission to grant a curb and sidewalk lein waiver. The property in question is the Sierra self storage sheds on North Hills Drive. 3. Flood control continues By s ) CHERIE HUBER Davis County has now acquired about 80 FARMINGTON the of total acreage necessary to begin the planned flood percent control work in Clinton. Agreements have been signed to obtain 14.3992 acres of Orson Davis property, 2.274 acres from Bruce Turner and 3.943 acres of the Parker property. Current plans are for the Clearfield Job Corps to begin preliminary work on the sites before the end of the month. A request for bids from contractors will be advertised in the next few weeks. The area in which drainage pipe will be laid goes from the city park to 2000 West. In other flood control work, easements to Ricks Creek from 200 West have been obtained in the Smoot Park, Centerville area. The easements will give county flood control workers access to Ricks Creek should the need arise. Although there is no curb or walk immediately adjacent to the site, there is curb about 200 feet to the north. The staff recommended curb to help regulate traffic in the water. area and to control run-oThe council expressed concern about a 9'A foot strip of property outside the project that would normally be used for sidewalks and curb. They felt this would develop into a weed patch if no sidewalk ff was installed. Based on this reasoning, the developers will be required to install both curb and sidewalk. d. Jeanne Layton receives United Way history book from Shelli Hogge. County residents: giving By TOM BUSSELBERG Editor FARMINGTON Americans are a volunteering, giving people. ' That staement has been made by foreign media after viewing the millions of dollars freely given for various charities along with countless volunteer hours donated. United Way of Davis County is helping honor those generous souls across the country through donation of three books to the Davis Reflex-Journ- al County Library. The gift was accepted by Library Director Jeanne Layton at the Farmington quarters. People and Events: A History of United Way and philanthropy through the ages has been added to the librarys collection, one copy going to each branch. The book recounts the beginnings of organized charity back in 2000 B.C. and further retells the history of United Way. That agency started in 1887 in Denver, Colo., when two ministers and a rabbi organized a united campaign to assist 10 agencies. Today, hundreds of United Way agencies dot the country providing funds for a variety of groups thanks to contributions from giving Americans, notes Larry Bur Jett, Davis County United Way executive director. Davis County United Way was organized in 1974 and some $35,000 was raised after that first campaign. In 1985 some $512,000 was raised, the highest ever. Last year, despite several closures of major contributors, the campaign saw $485,000 raised. About 70 charitable agencies are assisted across the Wasatch Front with eight Davis County-base- d groups among those. The Pioneer Adult Rehabilitation Center, Davis County Drugs and Alcohol, Emergency Food Bank and Dental Health program are among those aided. Also gaining United Way support are the Family Support Center, Information and Referral Service, Davis County Association for Retarded Citizens and Project Turn. We are pleased to be able to present this volume to the library for people to use as a resource. It should prove helpful in telling readers more about volunteerism in America, Mr. Burdett says. The book was produced by United Way of America, Alexandria, Va. Plant ordered to open FARMINGTON Chairman J. Dewell told the Bum Plant board that he has mailed a notice to Katy Seghers by certified mail saying that they are to end the stand down now that the Board has made the decision not to sell the plant. Katy Seghers has five days after receiving the letter to end the stand down. Mr. Dewell said the idea now is to proceed just as hastily as possible. Performance tests will be in It was also noted that there have been some community relations problems with the noise of the steam as the pipes are blown clear. Door-to-do- or flyers may be distri- buted around the plant explaining to the residents what is happening, and that the noise is only temporary. Chairman Dewell stressed to the board that the priorities now are the waste stream control, insurance and getting the plant online. Wearing seat belt UHP sergeant escapes serious injury after being Knocked 269 feet in rear end collision By GARY R. BLODGETT KAYSVILLE A Davis County Utah Highway Patrolman escaped serious injury Monday night when his parked vehicle was struck from behind by a motorist on Interstate Highway 15 and knocked 269 feet. Sgt. Neil W. Porter, of Portersville, Morgan County, suffered only minor back and neck muscle strain as a result of the rear end collision. He was securly belted in and this undoubtedly saved his life or at least serious injury, commented Lt. Gary E. Gunrud, Davis County UHP supervisor. Sgt. Mike Prezsz, of the Davis County Sheriffs Department, who investigated the accident, said the UHP vehicle was struck from behind by a motorist traveling about 60 miles per hour. He said the driver, Melvin J. Woodward, Newton, Cache County, admitted dozing off and did not awaken until just before impact. Force of the impact shoved the back seat of the UHP into the front seat and the strain of the seat belt bent the metal badge Sgt. Porter was wearing. I didnt realize until now that the belt bent my badge," said Sgt. Porter as he was being interviewed by this reporter. But thats dam good testimony of the use of seat belts even when stopped. Sgt. Porter was back on duty the following day after a thorough hospital examination revealed that he suffered only muscle strain of the neck and back. "Im still stiff and sore, but Im mighty fortunate to be alive, he said. Mr. Woodward was not wearing a seat belt and suffered more extensive injuries to his head, face and shoulders after being hurtled into the windshield, according to the accident report. Sgt. Porter said he was just about to go off duty at midnight when he decided to pull off into the emergency strip to pick up a new flow of traffic northbound on After a couple of minutes I saw this car closing in on me from behind. At first I thought it was in the travel lane but then I realized it was comign straight at me at a pretty good rate of speed, he said. I tried to jam the shift into gear, but it was too late. I felt my head snap back upon impact and I grabbed the back of my neck with both which hands. For the next few seconds I was traveling down seemed like an eternity the edge of the interstate. I couldnt believe I was still alive when I glanced into the back seat and saw that the back seat was up in the front seat and I was still behind the steering wheel. Later I realized that the force of my body bent the steering wheel. Sgt. Porter said Jie ran back to the other vehicle which has spun onto the highway and found the occupant walking in a daze. He had been hurtled into the windshield and suffered serious head and face itjuries. I must have been the only car in 20 miles parked in the emergency strip and he happened to doze off at that precise second and rammed me at full impact, said Sgt. Porter, who added that It could have been worse but 1 dont want to go through that again." Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Neil W. Porter, bottom left, was back to work Tuesday after being involved in a serious accident late Monday night when the vehicle, below, slammed into his parked UHP car at "about 60 miles per hour." |