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Show WEEKLY REFLEX I 1 I DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, FEBRUARY 25, 1881 G. Thomson Receives Silver Beaver Award HILL - who great husband and father who joy tromseeinghis family paitiLipate in scouting v.hool and communitv activities " he tamilv resides in L avion man by his peers as a eniov s family acti v ities a Gerald R AFB Thomson, an air conditioning equipment mechanic at Hill AFB for 13 years, was recently awarded the Silver Beaver Award for distinguished service by the National Council forthe Boy Scouts of America THOMSON HAS been a istered scout leader foi M. reg- 25 years and has held numerous positions in the scouting program. For ten years he served on the committee for the District Eagle Board of Review Advancement, Francis Peak District. This summer from July 22 to Aug. 4, he and his son. Alan, plan to attend the National Scouting Jamboree at Fort A P. Hill, Va. Thomson will serve as a medical health officer with the Jamboree Camp staff. Western Region. Hartley Trains In Philippines Marine C pt Marv in B Hartley, son of Reta F Hartley of Clearfield, is participating in training in the Philippines He is a member ot the 2nd Battalion. 1st Manncs. based on Okinawa HIS UNIT is participating in jungle training including nine le survival, hve-tuamphi bious ass.mlt and platoon p.ti rolling tactics, lhey will eniov various sights and cultures ot the island while on libertv A Wl graduate ot Uleai field High School. Hartley joined the Marine Corps m July 1977. His wife. Kathleen, is the daughier of Delmar and Delorse Smith ot Clearfield THOMSON HAS given freetime and talent for the years as a leader of youth in the community. He has participated in Little League baseball, basketball, camping youth conferences. Boys' State, Curls Camp Week and helds many leadership positions in his church. Thomson has been termed e ly of his past 25 QUaield PHARMACIST AT WORK LAYTON The pharmacy at Davis North Medical Center appears similar to that in any other traditional drug store: amber glasses and plastic bottles neatly arranged in rows, men and women in white smocks busily preparing patient orders, a bnghtly-lighteinterior glistening within clean white walls. d BUT BEHIND the numerous racks of bottles and packages lays an important metal folder which makes the hospital phar-mac- every drug has a possible side effect, there are some that, if mixed with other drugs, can be either dangerous or ineffective. One of the first safeguards of the hospital pharmacy is in the practice of unit dosing. Instead of being counted from bottles, most hospital drugs are prepackaged in daily units, each containing the brand name, generic name, strength, batch number and expiration date. y distinctive from its neighborhood cousin. The folder contains a complete patient record with notations of allergies, diet and other medications and it's the duty of the pharmacists to routinely monitor each prescription to insure that the dosage is both safe and efficient. "ITS SIMPLE matter of constructing safeguards to each patient's health, says Floyd Handley, Davis North's pharmacy director. While A PREPARES hospital pharmacist monitors a patient record before preparing a list of mediea-ion- s for the nursing floor fill cart. A FILL cart is stocked daily by staff members monitoring the patient records, with the cart later transferred to the various hospital nursing stati ons. The patient charts will tell the pharmacist if the victim is allergic to prescription. (Mr. Handley said the most common allergic reactions occur A with penicillin, sulfa or codeine-base- d medications.) THE CHARTS will also contain a list of other medications used during the patient's stay MEDICATION at the hospital, an important summary since drug interaction creates problems. A common interaction com- es not between two drugs, however, but between a drug in combination with a food or beverage item. THE CLASSIC case is with Tetracycline, a common says Mr. Hand-ley- . While the drug is normally effective, it can be inactivated if swallowed with milk or a food rich in iron. In a different vein, another patient safeguard is in the stocking of items which, although very seldom used, may be instrumental in treating emergency patients. AN EXAMPLE, says the pharmacist, is an absorpablc hemostate, an expensive e-type material used to stop bleeding in patients suffering from lacerated livers, That type of injury is commonly associated with auto accident victims, he says. We may only use this fiber material three times per year, hut it's important for us to have it on hand at all limes " e A similar item is mic Bretylol. an agent used to help regulate a patient heartbeat which is to other medications. low-us- anti-arth- y THE ORDERING of the more than l.(KK) items is a major task for Mr. Handley w ho meets regularly on product addition with the hospital's pharmacy and therapeutics committee. He is also bombarded with advertisements and research reports from . pharmaceutical companies praising their own brands of C. M. tissu- Clifford M Municipal Pool, Floyd Handley, Davis North Medical Center pharmacy director, prepares daily medication as instructed by physicians. A hospital pharmacy stresses important safeguards to protect the patient from drug and food interractions. new and improved products. There is constant progress being made. he says, pointing to the rapid popularity and use, both inside and outside the hospital, of Tagamet, a tablet that arrests the stimulus normally producing stomach acid and w Inch has become popular medication. as an 934 So. 1 000 such treatments. Another item relatively new to the hospital is the Total Parenteral Nutrition Program, called by some as Ham and Eggs in a Bottle. The fluid is prepared daily for use by patients who, due to internal blockage, infection or surgery, cannot be fed by mouth. anti-ulc- BUT ACCORDING to Mr. Handley, each year only produces one or two revolutionary" medications. A new item he has ordered and researched fits this description: Zomax, an analgesic with antiinflammatory properties that lessen side eflects common in THE TPN mixture is fed through the shoulder and contains a proper blend of calories and nutrition for each individual patient. The Davis North pharmacy is staffed by seven professionals, including four registered pharmacists and three pharmacy technicians. 825-417- Spendlove. cialized management courses at Utah State University, Weber State College, the Army Management Engineering raining Agency, the Air 1 T orce E began lus fedSPENDLO eral service career in 1947 and served in managerial-supervisor- Personnel Development Center and Executive Nmv1825-047- 6 1 j One child 10 years of age or under when you bring an adult at Our Special Half Price j I I Admission I 7f re I 1 (Adult is 18 years or older) BRING THIS COUPON WITH YOU Limit 50 in February 1st come 1st served. Man- agement of Industrial Operations. HE AND his w ife, Lucile, side in Sunset. Clearfield rfflEE SWIM! Spendlove Retires chief ol the Industrial Products and Landing (icar Division, retired from Hill AFB afier 34 years of government service. 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I WOULD LIKE YOUR B USINESS ' 1 n oj&GamiisennD I)GI3 0 QSa COMMUNITY EDUCATION CLASSES R CG&i !)& 2GD (JED sponsored by Davis County Mental Health Center n 3GB) PARENTING For those parents whose kids are driving them crazy, this course answers some of the most frequently asked questions about parenting. Topics included are: how to identify and understand causes of misbehavior, how to build up your childs confidence, parent child communication, and a method of discipline that develops responsibility. Classes begin Tuesday, March 3 from 9 PM at the North Branch of the Davis Countv Library, 562 South 1000 East, Clearfield. Instructors: Fran Measells MSW and Noel Gill, PhD. 8 sessions: $32.00 per person, $45.00 per couple. 7-- TO REGISTER: CALL JOANNE AT 773-706- 0 ASSERTION TRAINING This class is designed to increase the ability to express feelings and to communicate in a more direct and open way. Assertion training helps people to acquire more self respect and control over their lives, without denying the rights and feelings of others. Areas of concern are making and refusing requests, coping with criticism, dealing with anger, and. compliments. Classes begin Wednesday, March 11 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the South Branch of the Davis County Library, 725 South Main, Bountiful Instructor: Joanne Barnes. 8 sessions: $32.00. - - I TO REGISTER: CALL 298-344- 6. I" IIHII & II mill -J |