| Show A Word of Warning From Our Doctors People of Escalante Doctors of Dear We have been informed that several of Escalante have been practicing medicine and dispensing drugs with our approval and Except for very rare cases In which we have been personally notified this Is not We have been called by phone very few We would appreciate the relative calling to verify such Immeasurable help und assistance has been given you people by such nurses at and we are aware of this and We also appreciate the difficulty nf distance and the anxiety of We know that immediate help is and sought We wish to thank those who have given help under our This Is a service which cannot be Our state and laws forbid the dispensing of medicine either by injection or otherwise except by licensed doctors and These laws are for our protection against those who would profit by our lack or knowledge of these Medicines are not Many they do damage Many times they hide true and signs which would allow the doctor to help the patient He may pay for his Inability to find these by losing the Penicillin and the various antibiotics are marvelous and cure many ills but they often mask symptoms which are An untrained person may give Just enough to allow the patient to drag along for weeks not knowing what is the matter with He may give too much of another drug and actually kill the Many patients have come to us who would have been better off without such medicines nad Some fractures have been made worse by untrained attempts at We hav been objects of abuse because we had a prolonged illness or had difficulty with patients so Tho fault lies with the untrained person trying to Often this is done out of kindness and often it is done with a mercenary thought of making You do not risk your expensive watch with an untrained Why risk your Even in supervised hospitals nurses who are trained cannot give medicines without It Is therefore unreasonable to expect a to be able to do it or know what requires a doctor over ten years of Intensive training to Her mistake Is often blamed upon the doctor or because it does not immediately show She may cause the patient to have a prolonged Illness or even A doctor or pharmacist will dispense only legal medicines and In government controlled How does a untrained person know whether the medicine given by an unauthorized person Is rally In the correct dosage or even what It Is said to It may be given free but often payment In some kind is expected and Be sure of what you buy and the Integrity of the person you deal Has he been examined as your doctor has by the state and medical and found Is he medicine necessary or are you being cheated of your 4 Wo wish to thank you for your time In reading It Is written In the hope better under-standing and ethical O. A. and Sims E. M.D. |
