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Raymond
promoted
at Heinz
Dr. Michael J. Raymond, Dallas,
has been appointed director of psy-
chological services at Allied Serv-
ices’ John Heinz Institute of Reha-
bilitation Medicine, according to
James L. Brady, Allied’s president.
Dr. Raymond will provide com-
prehensive neuropsychological con-
sultation for all rehabilitation
patients at the Heinz Institute. The
Heinz outpatients will receive the
same range of Dr. Raymond’s serv-
ices including assessment, evalua-
tion, psychotherapy, and cognitive
remediation. He will also be respon-
sible for the supervision of staff
psychologists at the Institute.
Prior to joining the Heinz Insti-
tute, Dr. Raymond was affiliated
with Neurorehab Associates, Inc., of
Rochester, N.Y., a comprehensive,
outpatient neurological clinic noted
for development of a day treatment
program for head trauma patients.
Dr. Raymond was responsible for
the supervision of Neurorehab’s
neuropsychology department. Dr.
Raymond also served as clinical
psychologist for the Williamsport
Hospital, Williamsport, Pa., for a
four-year period.
Dr. Raymond has published a
number of articles in regional and
national medical journals.
A native of Little Falls, N.J., Dr.
Raymond was graduated from St.
Francis College, Loretto, Pa. He
earned a masters degree in rehabili-
of Scranton and a doctorate in
rehabilitation psychology at Florida
State University, Tallahassee, Fla.
He received specialty training in
neuropsychology at the Geisinger
Medical Center, Danville, the Medi-
cal Colelge of Georgia, Augusta,
Ga.; and the University of Roches-
ter School of Medicine and Dentis-
try, Rochester, N.Y.
Dr. Raymond has served on the
board of directors of Neurorehab
Associates, Inc.; the National Head
Injury Foundation, Eastern Region,
Williamsport, Pa.; and the Counsel-
ing Clinic of the United Methodist
Home for Children, Mansfield, Pa.
He was a member of the Behavioral
Science Committee while at the
Williamsport Hospital.
Dr. Raymond is certified by the
American Board of Professional
Neuropsychology.
The new Heinz appointee is mar-
ried to the former Carrie Roberts of
Dallas, a medical technologist at
the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
When most people think of some-
one with arthritis, they usually pic-
ture a dottering old woman limping
along on a cane or walker. But what
about the five-year old girl with
juvenile arthritis (JA) who can’t
straighten her arms and legs?
People don’t normally associate
arthritis with children, but over
250,000 youngsters are afflicted with
the disease. For some, arthritis is
literally a childhood memory, as the
disease dissipates during the body’s
maturation. For others, JA contin-
ues to disable into adulthood, often
restricting these young people voca-
tionaly, economically and socially. -
‘““The problems of living with
arthritis are challenging at any
age,” says Estelle Gross, Director
of Public and Professional Educa-
tion for the Eastern Pennsylvania
Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation.
“But for children, the disease can
be especially tough, due to the
related complications of a systemic
disease.”
Childhood arthritis causes swell-
ing, pain and stiffness in knees,
elbows, and other prominent joints,
and can also threaten a child’s
vision, heart, liver and other vital
organs.
According to Ms. Gross, most
cases of childhood arthritis can be
treated adequately enough to avoid
serious crippling. ‘Twenty years
ago, physicians could do compara-
tively little for children with arthri-
tis,”” she says. ‘‘Many became
deformed and had frequent swelling
and pain in their joints. Today, with
proper treatment, JA can be con-
trolled, and with any luck it recedes
by adulthood.”
Symptoms of childhood arthritis
include a rapidly fluctuating high
fever and rash, and inflammation of
joints indicated by pain, swelling,
stiffness and occasional redness of
skin over the joint. These symptoms
can start in a child as early as
infancy.
Because arthritis can affect a
child’s physical growth, there are
many social and emotional implica-
tions of the disease which parents,
teachers and peers should be sensi-
tive to. Children should be encour-
aged to participate in as many
school, family and leisure activities
as possible.
‘‘Children whose parents and
teachers encourage them to live as
normal a life as possible fare much
better than those parents who either
minimize the impact of the disease
or who are extremely overprotec-
tive,” Ms. Gross notes. ‘“A good
idea is to incorporate counseling by
a child psychologist or social
worker, to help a child and family
handle various problems with school
or personal development.”
The Arthritis Foundation can help
parents and children obtain the
professional services they need, and
offers several booklets describing
symptoms of childhood arthritis and
current treatments. In addition, a
local affiliate of the American Juve-
nile Arthritis Organization (AJAO)
conducts regular meetings and
social activities to fupport families
of children with arthritis. :
For additional information, con-
tact the Eastern Pennsylvania
Chapter toll-free (800) 322-9040.
Vaccination is one of the best
bargains ‘around, but only 10 to 50
percent of at-risk American adults
are taking advantage of it, reports
the September Reader’s Digest.
Contrary to popular belief, the
need for inoculations does not end
with school years. As your children
receive their shots, the magazine
urges you to think about yourself as
well. Inoculations against the fol-
lowing preventable diseases can
save your life.
— Influencza - The U.S. Centers
for Disease Control (CDC) in
Atlanta pinpoints several high-risk
groups: persons with chronic heart
and lung diseases; residents of
nursing homes and other chronic-
care facilities; all those age 65 or
older; people with chronic diseases
such as diabetes, anemia and
asthma, and health-care workers.
Though many people avoid the
annual flue shot for fear of side
effects, doctors say that less than
one-third of patients experience
soreness around the vaccination
site.
— Pneumonia - Last year, pneu-
mococcal pneumonia, the most
common form of bacterial pneu-
monia, claimed about 25,000 lives.
Essentially the same population at
risk of flu should be inoculated
against pneumococcal pneumonia.
The CDC recommends not giving
the vaccine to pregnant women who
are otherwise healthy.
— Hepatitis - There are between
400,000 and 800,000 carriers in the
United States of hepatitis B, a
severe infection spread through
unsterilized hypodermic nedles,
unclean dental or surgical instru-
ments, blood products and transfu-
You've just been involved in an
automobile accident or have suf-
fered a heart attack while jogging.
Either one of these situations can be
potentially disabling, but they could
become worse. To complicate mat-
ters in either case, the medics at
the scene begin to administer life
saving medicines to you without
knowing ‘you are a diabetic or are
allergic to one of the drugs.
‘““The result could be fatal,”
remarks Gail Dubs, Emergency
Medical Services Training Coordi-
nator for the state Health Depart-
ment. (‘Having the proper medical
identification in your possession at
all times can be an effective way of
avoiding these types of situations.”
The Health Department encour-
New law
passes
Rep. Stanley Jarolin, D-Luzerne,
said recently that legislation man-
dating drug and alcohol abuse edu-
cation in Pennsylvania’s public
schools was signed into law
recently.
Jarolin, sponsor of House Bill 209,
which was approved by both cham-
signed by the Governor said this
new law will save more teenage
lives. .
‘‘Educational surveys and
research show a direct relationship
between drug and alcohol abuse
awareness and education and a
decline in abuse by students. We
have seen the success of MADD and
SADD and this law will complement
those efforts,” said Jarolin.
The new law requires that public
schools instruct students about drug
and alcohol abuse as part of the
health education course.
“This . means that our children
will be taught about the dangers of
substance abuse during eight out of
12 school years. This will give
teachers and educators an even shot
in dealing with the greatest manace
to our children,” said Jarolin.
Candystripers
are needed
Nesbitt Memorial Hospital in
Kingston has openings for Candy
Striper Supervisors. The fall session
is starting this month and complete
training is provided. Duties of vol-
unteer supervisors include offering
guidance to the teens, and assist-
ance to various hospital depart-
ments and nursing units in the
scheduling and operation of the
program.
Hours available are Monday. to
Friday, 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Satur-
day, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and
12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday,
12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
For more information about this
opportunity to volunteer in a pleas-
ant environment, please contact
Nesbitt’s Volunteer Office at 288-
1411, ext. 4025.
‘Subscribe to
ages the carrying of medical identi-
fication by persons who have medi-
cal problems.
“We're targeting this suggestion
to persons who may be allergic to
morphine, penicillin, or other drugs
commonly used by emergency per-
sonel,” said Dubs. ‘Persons who
are diabetic or have other medical
problems should also carry medical
identification in case they are
involved in an accident.
“If they don’t have the informa-
tion with them and are unable to
communicate, the medics could
innocently administer medication
that could worsen their condition.”
Dubs noted that persons who do
have medical problems are often
advised by their doctors to exercise
regularly. When they are exercising
(jogging, bike-riding, etc.) they
rarely have a place to keep medical
identification.
“That is why we recommend that
people wear a bracelet or a neck-
lace that has the medical symbol on
one side and the important health
information engraved on the oppo-
site side. They are easily and
quickly found by emergency person-
nel.
“In the case of a medical emer-
gency or accident, ambulance
attendants don’t always have the
time to search the belongings of the
individual for a medical card,
usually obtained from their pharma-
cist or physician,” said Dubs, ‘so
wearing a highly visible bracelet or
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necklace with the information can
greatly aid the medics, by providing
them: with the information needed to
treat the patient safely.” . .
“People who don’t have their
medical information where it can be
easily found run the risk of having
an accident or other medical emer-
gency become potentially fatal,”
Dubs concluded: ?
For further information on such
jewelry, contact your pharmacist or
call the Pennsylvania Department
of Health’s Division of Emergency
Services at 717-787-8740.
sions and sexual contact. Moreover,
the hepatitis-B virus was recently
identified as the single most impor-
tant worldwide cause of liver
cancer. The recommended recipi-
ents of the vaccine: health-care
— Rubella - Often called German
measles, rubella is still a problem.
The CDC reported 604 cases in 1985.
All non-pregnant females in their
child-bearing years who do not have
a record of a rubella vaccination
should be immunized immediately.
— Measles - Though measles is
rarely fatal, it can cause ear infec-
tions, pneumonia and encephalitis.
Vaccine recipients should be any
young adult with no record of mea-
sles or no vaccination with a live-
measles vaccine in childhood.
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655-5461
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655-9096
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