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‘A little identification which
some North Shore citizens
can wear may save their
lives.

colt may be.a_ bracelet or a
necklet with vital information
such. as -drug-allergy or
disability or any. medical
problem which should . be

recognized in an emergency..

“The Medic-Alert ” Foun-

itable. group represented

* locally by. ‘life. underwriters,
has been encouraging the.

_ ©Ten. percent. of people»;

develop some type of allergy
when given tetanus antitoxin
injection. ;

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°Many patients with heart
diseases take daily medica-
tions which must be counter-

acted by. other. drugs,” or

should be _ continued in °
emergencies. eras ce

_dation International, a char-

Anyone ‘without medical. -

‘raining ‘Can: mistake diabet-

public to wear such identifi-.. ics and epileptics when their —

Cation so “that doctors and:

_ nurses would know readily,

for example, what medica-_
tion a person is allergic to,
any. -

to’’ something it means he
has an abnormal sensitivity
to certain foods or medica-
tions which disagrees with
iim and may injure his.

. There z are many medicines.
or drugs which can. -produce
an allergy. “Among: the ‘more
Common“ones’ are: “mérciry,
Giddine, penicillin and other .

antibiotics, horse seruni ‘(in'
jfetanus antitoxin, . for exam-

2 «derivatives;

5» » aspirin, and bee

‘allergic t to clothing. materials .
Such as wool; “nylon and silk.

‘placed “on” children with
“Medical problems who are
‘Sent - to school with no

“iiiness. .

‘before: police can n locate their:
‘parents, ’

tat

* The Life Underwriters -
“Association of Canada points
4 put:

he ‘: @Many. people who ‘have.
“arthritis. or rheumatism take

cortisone or, other medica-
‘tions whith which complica-
‘tions would develop .which .
could prove ‘serious, painful
or even. fatal.

hoose trom including Fliter plant* Skimmar* Maln Drain Roturns® - Bullnose coning* Vacuum; :

~.When a person is ‘‘allergic *

__Neing.,
and = ‘other'= local”

“5 Some persons may even be -

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‘identification showing. their
They... might © be.

‘involved: ‘in accidents, and at: ©’
“might take a long time. lapse

illness * strikesas “simply ©
someone being drunk or
under the influence of f drugs.

your . body .does not have
enough insulin to digest
sugar properly in your blood.
In children’‘and young people
diabetes ‘is vsnally more .
serious to. control. ..

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. One ~ would experience.
‘insulin*shock when the blood
sugar level.becomes too low.
“The person is treated by
_ giving sugar by mouth or

. The identification ‘of your
«blood type is also. important -
and helpful. Blood transfus-

ions _in.. an. accident or .

“emergency” ‘are aS matter of |
life and death.- Your blood
atid :donor’s: blood* must be
typed and crossmatched..
This procedure may take 15-
‘or 20 minutes. Receiving the -
wrong | type of blood often ©.
prove fatal.

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- Some. other’  Gonditions
which persons may note on.
their identification are:

_eHeniophilia is a heridit-
‘ary: disease which causes
blood not to clot.’ In’ such
cases, doctors ‘or nurses
could - administer . previously
frozen blood plasma or anti-
‘hemophiliac plasma. A minot
‘scratch or bruise can prove
fatal if this is not given.

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WHERE'S THE SEA GONE? Ask the seagulls ‘perched on

this old piece of wreckage, which normally lies-under several

feet of water at: Ambleside beach.. Exceptionally: low weekend
tide enabled beachcombers ‘to walk dryshod to the navigation

marker. guarding the First ; -Narrows. channel: [Noel Wright -

Photo}.

~ Amnesia . or’. lass of
memory occurs because of:
--the:hardening of the arteries
of. the brain. The name arid
‘address in this ‘case are
nvaluable to the police er
“health authorities.

coMultipie®. "Sdlerésis” ;
marked by patches of. calcif-_
ication ‘or hardening in the
brains. Rare cord,.-.a

’ For more information “Oni
obtaining a Medic-Alert em-
blem write -Chris Williams,
_ Suite 823, #3 Bentall Centre,

Glaucoma is a eye disease
in which the pressure within
the eye ball becomes’ such

that. the  sight’..can. be.
_ destroyed if the Pupils of the “OF ‘Phone: ‘682-3606. :
eyes are dilated.’ anes Lod. : —

‘

°Contact lenses are being
worn by. many peonle.and:, a
seldom: ‘noticéd © by “docte
_ nurses...or. others; «if; the .
lenses are left‘ on for 24 hours .. :
“Or: ‘More, ‘they “may ~ cause: -
* soine-impairment: in’ Vision: or’
even: blindness. . -,

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wall bar “arid conversation

*Deaf and mute. persons
sometimes carry no -identif- -
_ication showing their handi- -
“cap. At times their condition °
-may..-be -wrongly identified .
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