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Thousands of choking victims owe their lives
to a simple technique called the Heimlich
maneuver. Named after Dr. Henry J. Heimlich,
its premier advocate, the Heimlich can be done
in several different ways, depending on the type
of choking case m everything from a piece of
meat stuck in the throat to water trapped in the
lungs after a swimming accident. The Novem-
ber Reader’s Digest explains them as follows:
— The victim is standing or sitting. Stand
behind the victim, encircle his waist with your
arms, place the thumb-side of your fist above
the naval but below the rib cate and - with the
other hand over it - give a sharp, upward thrust.
Repeat the process until the obstruction pops
out.
— The victim is on the floor, already uncon-
scious from oxygen deprivation. Roll the person
on his back, face up, kneel astride his hips,
place the heel of one hand between the naval
and the rib cage, put the other hand over it and
press quickly with an upward thrust. Repeat the
technique until the object is expelled.
— You are alone and choking. Use your own
fist and the other hand for the inward-upward
thrust, or press your abdomen quickly and
forcefully into a rounded corner of a table or
sing, or the back of a chair. Almost any blunt
object that provides pressure under the breast-
bone will cause the lungs to eject an obstruction.
— The victim is an infant under one year of
age. Special care is necessary in dealing with
babies. Place the child face-up on your lap or on
a firm surface, or sit him on your lap facing
away from you. Make a “pad” out of the index
and middle fingers of both your hands and
position it just under the rib cage. Then, with a
quick but gentle motion, apply the important
inward-upward thrust.
— The victim had been drowning. Place a
person on his back, face to one side, and kneel
astride the hips. With your hands resting on the
diaphragm, one over the other, push the heel of
the bottom hand inward and up under the rib
cage. The bellows action forces water out of the
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lungs, making the victim more responsive to -
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), if neces-
sary.
Dr. Heimlich, professor of advanced clinical
sciences at Xavier University in Cincinnati,
cautions that you have about four minutes
before a complete shut-off of oxygen will cause -
permanent brain damage or death. Knowing
what to do if you or someone near you is choking
means the difference between life and death.
For a free reprint of “Everyone Should Know
‘The Heimlich,’’’ send a self-
addressed,sktamped envelope to: Reprint Man-
ager, R1-1, Reader’s Digest, Box 25, Pleasant-
ville, N.Y. 10570.
Chair purchased
Recently the Meadows Nursing Center Auxiliary was
informed of the need for a reclining geriatric chair at the
Meadows Nursing Center in Dallas. Within a very short time,
the auxiliary voted to make the purchase at a cost of $399.
Shown at the presentation are, from left, Bernice Hill,
Auxiliary Treasurer; Jack Liput, Director of Admissions and
Social Service; Diane McAndrew, R.N., Charge Nurse of the
second floor, where the chair will be used to add to the
comfort and safety of residents there; and Barbara Barakat,
Auxiliary First Vice President.
Party held
The Meadows Apartments, Dallas, recently held a Hallow-
een party. Costumes were optional. Ice cream sundaes,
cookies and candy were served. Music was provided by the
Lee Vincent Orchestra. Committee members are, from left,
seated, Marjorie Gabel, Eva Jenkins, and Ann Branch.
Standing, Ruth Foley, Dorothy Williams, Tess Polachek,
Doris Margellina, and Barbara J. Williams, manager. Absent
at the time of the photo were Alice Nordfors, George
Bartorillo and Ruth Muchler.
Ever wonder why you seem to
gain back those pounds you
shed a few months earlier when
you were dieting?
The November Reader’s
Digest suggests the problem
may be that dieting can actually
make you fat.
According to Geoffrey Cannon
and Hetty Einzig, authors of
“Dieting Makes Your Fat,”
most diet books are based on
two assumptions: that diets do
not affect the speed at which the
body works and that weight loss
on a diet is mostly fat. Both
assumptions are wrong.
Typically dieting slows the
metabolic rate. When the meta-
bolic rate drops, the body burns
fewer calories, making it harder
to lose weight. Also, much of the
weight lost on a diet is not fat;
in fact, any initial weight loss
includes almost no loss of fat.
The body’s first reaction to a
diet is to draw on the energy
that is immediately available.
This is not fat. It is glycogen, a
carbohydrate stored in solution
with water in the muscles and
the liver. Once a dieter’s body
has adapted to the diet by
releasing glycogen and shedding
water, it will then tend to lose
both fat and muscle. Over-
weight, sedentary dieters tend
to lose more muscle than active,
lean individuals.
A diet prolonged over several
weeks will result in a loss of fat,
together with glycogen, water
and lean tissue. But unless an
individual is willing to stick
with the regimen for life, the
weight loss will be short-lived.
As soon as their diets have
ended, many people actually
begin eating at least as much
food as they ate before starting
to diet. As a rule, any diet that
has resulted in the loss of 10 to
15 pounds in the first week or
two will result in a gain of the
same amount a few months
after the diet has ended.
In general, sedentary individ-
uals suffer greater post-diet
weight gains than active people.
Once water and glycogen have
been replaced, the sedentary
tend to regain fat without
rebuilding lost muscle tissue.
Overall, the proportion of fatty
tissue in their body increases.
For Cannon, who finally aban-
doned the idea of dieting, the
answer was regular exercise.
“Exercise is a most effective
way of losing some weight and
more fat,”’ he says. Exercise-
especially aerobic activities sus-
tained for at least 20 minutes at
60 to 80 percent of maximum
heart rate-speeds up the body’s
metabolic rate.
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Mercy Center Auxiliary presented a check for the sum of
$10,000.00 to Mercy Center Convent, to be used for the
care and needs of the retired and sick Sisters of Mercy
Center Complex. Above are, from left, Father James
Jacobs, Chaplain at Mercy Center, Sister Ruth Neely,
Director of Health Services at Mercy Center; Sister Jayne
Pruitt, Administrator of Mercy Center Complex; Ann Mushin-
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representing Sister Mary Denny, Provincial Administrator;
and Sister Stephanie Olek, Coordinator of Mercy Center
Convent.
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B-A-C-K-A-C-H-E spells trouble . . . because back-
ache, no matter how infrequent, seemingly inconse-
quential or fleeting, is cause for serious considera-
tion. If a backache is frequent or of long duration, it
is cause for deep concern and immediate action. In
every instance, backache means trouble. The
underlying cause of back pain is an imbalance of the
bony framework of the body, particularly the spinal
| column, which produces subluxations of one or more
- : . 3 vertebrae of the spine. These subluxations (misalign-
DR. JOHN WANYO ments) cause the affected spinal bones to press on,
pinch and impinge nerves. This impingment alters the normal nerve impulse to that
part of the body served by the nerve. Without normal nerve function, good health is an
is to adjust the spine so that the body will have the proper nerve supply to heal itself.
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