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Show Polio Training Report Heard By County Group At a meeting of the Duchesne County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Paraly-sis held at the Roosevelt ward hall Monday evening, the assembled assem-bled group heard reports from Mrs. Elva Stewart and Mrs. Rose Rasmussen and Mrs. Rose Ingal-Ingalbee Ingal-Ingalbee regarding the latest technique in the care and treatment treat-ment of polio victims as taught at the classes conducted at Pine-crest Pine-crest Inn during the week of July 28. Mrs. John Bourne, Duchesne county chairman, is endeavoring to arrange for Mr. Frank F. Emery, state director for Utah, to conduct classes at various points throughout the county in order to train as many women as possible in home nursing, technique in the event of a serious ser-ious outbreak of polio in this area. It is reported that at the present pres-ent time there are 240 cases under un-der observation at the polio hospital hos-pital in Salt Lake City. Not all of these cases are definitely victims vic-tims of infantile paralysis, but the insidious aspect of the disease di-sease is that there is no definite diagnosis possible until actual paralysis sets in. Therefore, it is wisest that all suspicious cases be placed under observation as soon as indivaticc sjrmploms occur. oc-cur. These symptoms include sudden temperature, headache, sometimes vomiting, stiffness of the neck and weakness or pain in any of the muscle groups. Should such symptoms occur a doctor should be called immediately immed-iately since much of the crippling cripp-ling effect of the disease can be alleviated through early and prompt treatment. Seven cases of poliomyelitis have been reported within . the state during the past week; one a non-resident and one case each from Layton, Heber City, Spanish Span-ish Fork, Garfield. Salt Lake City and Jensen. The patients range in age from 2Vz to 14 years. During the same week last year there were 17 cases reported. |