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> SECTION I - PAGE 1 • PLA1NDEALER • WEDNESDAY. AUGUST M. IMt Medic Alert System Autumn The Best Time Prepare Lawns In Fall The Medic Alert svstem of emergency medical identification and information was directly credited with saving 2,000 lives during a recent 12 month period. Medic Alert, a non-profit, charitable, and tax exempt organization provides a 24-hour emergency information system for the one out of five people who have a hidden medical condition, such as heart problems, diabetes, epilepsy, allergies to penicillin and other medication. In case the member is unable to speak or communicate due to an accident or sudden illness, the emblem will alert emergency personnel and trigger the system of protection. Recently, a New York City businessman who was in Miami for a company sales meeting sustained severe injuries to his \head, neck, abdomen and right leg in an automobile accident. He was unconscious when paramendics arrived on the scene. They assessed his injuries, applied dressings, bandages, began oxygen therapy and intravenous fluids-but did not inject penicillin, thanks to his Medic Alert emblem which was engraved, "Allergic to Penicillin." "Once at the hospital," according to Dr. William T. Haeck, "a call to Medic Alert's emergency in­ formation center quickly provided additional data which saved valuable time." "Thanks to Medic Alert, we were provided with his name, address, home and business phone, blood type, nearest relative, insurance policy, plus a tranquilizer medication he took regularly, and the name and phone number of his family physician. "Quick access to this type of information can be a key in emergencies, and in many cases, such as this one, it can assist in fast and ap­ propriate medical attention plus saving a life," Haeck says. Haeck urges anyone who is allergic to penicillin to wear a Medic Alert identification emblem on their neck or wrist. If penicillin is ad­ ministered to someone who is allergic to it, a severe reaction called anaphylactic shock can occur and may be fatal. Reaction can take place in minutes or within a couple of hours. Dr. Haeck, who is a past president of the American College of Emergency Physicians, sees Medic Alert as an important link between patient and physician. "In the last couple of decades we have 1 seen significant progress in medicine," he says. "Within this growth, we have wit­ nessed a more intense concentration on emergency medicine as a total specialization. Medic Alert and the comprehensive system it provides is entirely supportive of that Fall is the best time to prepare for a beautiful lawn next summer, according to the Professional Lawn Care association of Ajnerica. It's only an old wives' tale that spring is the most im­ portant time for lawn care. Most people think of spring as the time for planting and fertilizing and fall as the time for the lawn to rest. That's true for flower and vegetable gardens, but not for lawns. September is the best month to reseed an existing lawn or start a new one with cool season grasses (bluegrasses and fescues). Unlike spring planting, which permits only a month or two of good growing conditions before hot, dry weather arrives, fall will allow several months of ideal plant development weather before the stresses of summer. Lawn care professionals, like everyone else, ap­ preciate the topside ap­ pearance of a lawn, but they know that the lawn's root system is the key to success. These lawn growth experts apply approximately two thirds of a lawn's annual specialization," Haeck adds. W^ien an unconscious individual is admitted into an'emergency room, one of the first things the emergency team does is try and determine the patient's name, age, significant medical problems, medicines being taken and drug allergies. "You'd be surprised how little medical information even a close relative is aware of," Haeck says, adding, "that there is no way the emergency physician can determine if the patient has an allergy to a particular medication, in a 'Stat' emergency, there simply isn't enough time." To obtain information, write Medic Alert, Turlock, Calif., 95380, or a regional office in Chicago. nutritional requirements during fall and winter months, and only one third the rest of the year. Knowing not only how but when to maximize root development is the single most important factor in establishing and maintaining high quality lawns. Professionals also know that a lawn is living and active in cold weather months. Considerable research in the last 10 years has demonstrated clearly that root system develop- « ment occurs readily in the winter. However, adequate amounts of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium must be present in the soil for root systems to develop correctly. December, January and February are all good months to fertilize, with December and January being ideal. Fall is an excellent time-i for weed control. In order for broadleaf weeds to be ef-? fectively controlled, they must be growing actively. Depending on where you live, October or November provide the best weed growing conditions. Therefore, these two months are the best for applying herbicide to eradicate - broadleaf weeds. It should be noted, however, that - annual grassy weeds such as crabgrass are most easily controlled with pre- emergent herbicides applied in the spring. To sum it up, quality lawns > need considerable attending during the time when many people think a lawn is dor­ mant. Fall is the time fdr action. Many who want a beautiful lawn next year, without the work and anxiety that go with "do-it-yourself' lawn treatments, call in a professional lawn care Arm. Their people are trained to do a professional job. No one has all the answers, but a professional lawn care firm concentrates time and effort in learning the most up-to- date techniques of developing a beautiful lawn - and then applying those ? techniques, continually Its personnel update their technical knowledge by attending educational seminars and workshops. A "hot line" has been establisehd to help inquirers find a local member of the association. The "hot line" number is (312) 644-0628. U.S. Postal Workers Are Most Productive American postal workers stand head and shoulders above their counterparts throughout the free world in terms of their individual productivity, a top postal union leader in McHenry county stressed this week. Michael J. Daurio, president of the McHenry Area Local of the American Postal Workers union, AFL- CIO, specified that on the average a U.S. postal em­ ployee handles 148,322 pieces of mail per year. "Our closest competitor," Oaurio said, "is the Japanese postal worker who handles 103,112 pieces per year on the average." He added: "even that figure is high compared to the rest of the world which ranges from as little as 56,936 in Great Britain to 95,340 in Switzerland." Daurio pointed out that only Canada and Holland shared the distinction with the U.S. and Japan of ex­ ceeding 100,000 per em­ ployee in pieces of mail handled per year. "It has become a popular pastime," he said, "to use the Postal Service as a whipping boy to vent people's frustrations but the facts don't square with the reality-which is that we move more mail in a single year than the total number of seconds that have ticked away since the death of Julius Caesar!" "We suggest the media has a duty to set the record straight from time to time by HIGH SCHOOL REGISTRATION-The principal of McHenry East campus. Bill Dodds, assists a parent as student registration begins. Student registration was held at East campus Wednesday, Aug. 13, and Thursday, Aug. 14, for the coming school year. Both parents and students remarked favorably about the building improvements which they saw. The 1980-81 school year begins for all McHenry high school students Wednesday, Aug. 27. Registration for West campus students is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 20. giving credit where it is due." Daurio made public a table based on figures supplied by the APWU Legislative department in Washington, headed by Director Patrick J. Nilan, which confirm his statements. HEADS BELLRINGER The Rev. Leo Bartel of McHenry was named Mental Health chairperson for the September Bellringer campaign, announced Maralyn Zeman, president of the Mental Health association in Illinois. The Bellringer Drive will be carried on in areas where thfc association is not a United Way participant. As chairperson, the Rev. Bartel will recruit volunteers to go house to house in Johnsburg during September. 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