October 23, 2014 I The Lovell Chronicle I 7
From Our Files
'Typical Wyoming farm wife' travels to D.C.
100 YEARS AGO
The Cowley Weekly Progress
October 23, 1914
Cowley boasts, and justly, too, of
possessing one of the very best cor-
netists in the state. We refer to Mr.
Charles Marchant, one .of the pop-
ular teachers of the district schools
of this city. Mr. Marchant has had
no special training as musician. He
plays some of the most classical mu-
sic with the ease of a professional
cornetist and handles his instru-
ment with a master hand.
75 YEARS AGO
The Lovell Chronicle
October 26, 1939
Mrs. Bryant Robertson of Lovell,
the woman who was chosen to go to
Washington, D.C., as a typical Wy-
oming farm wife, was one of near-
ly 400 women gathered in Cheyenne
Saturday for the annual homemak-
ers' achievement day. Mrs. Rob-
ertson, who lives four miles east
of Lovell on an 80-acre farm, is a
tall, quiet-eyed woman of poise and
dignity.
50 YEARS AGO
The Lovell Chronicle
October 22, 1964
Sen. Gale McGee (D-Wyo.) an-
nounced Wednesday that the final
approval of the SBA loan was giv-
en to Gypsum Products of Ameri-
ca, Lovell, for the construction of a
Gypsum products plant near Lovell.
Senator McGee will be in Lovell
Monday to take part in ground-
breaking ceremonies. The comple-
tion of the plant will provide near-
ly 140 new jobs in the Lovell area.
(Now known as Georgia'Pacific.)
25 YEARS AGO
The Lovell Chronicle
October 26, 1989
Pic: The Lovell Business and
Professional Women's Club honored
School District No. 2 as Employer
of the Year (accepted by Supt. Don
Bartling) and Town Councilwoman
Dorothy Nelson as Woman of the
Year Thursday night at the club's
annual awards dinner.
ARE WE READY? continued from page I
"As we receive informa-
tion and updates from the
state, we will base our deci-
sions whether to purchase
(special equipment) or if it
will be provided to us," said
Jameson. "We do have our
basic personal protective
equipment (PPE) that we
use in all cases, but with
the contagious nature of
Ebola, is not in accordance
with CDC guidelines."
When asked if he felt
confident in the ability of
his staff to transport infect-
ed remains, he responded,
"At this time, not real con-
fident, as we have never
had to deal with
anything like
this. Potentially,
we will wait for
guidance from
the state as to
what to do. We
may possibly look
to purchase more
PPE."
He indicated
that, so far, the only train-
ing he and his staff have
had is the training with
NBHH.
Faraz Ahmed, Director
of Regional Clinic Opera-
tions for the Billings Clinic
also attended the hospital
board meeting on Tuesday
night. Ahmed said Billings
Clinic is also working on its
protocol for dealing with the
Ebola virus. He said Billings
Clinic is looking carefully at
how hospitals throughout
the country have dealt with
Ebola patients recently,
paying careful attention to
mistakes that were made.
He said that protocol will be
shared with affiliates, like
NBHH, when the protocol
is complete.
Scott Murphey, Ambu-
lance Director for NBHH,
said he felt the training he
and his crew have already
received in dealing with
hazardous materials will
only further their ability
to effectively deal with an
Ebola patient. He said spe-
cial equipment is already
on hand and daily reports
from the CDC only further
the staffs ability to refine
the protocol that is already
in place.
"I don't think we're in
too bad of shape," said Mur-
phey. "We have a hospi-
tal preparedness program
that we train for every year
to prepare for hazardous
situations.
"We have a decon trail-
er, where we can decon (de-
contaminate) people and
we have certain staff who
have already been trained
for that. We have advanced
suits.
"In the past we ha-
ven't done Ebola-specif-
ic training, but this week
we ramped that up at the
special training session we
held for employees."
'vVe don't want people to feel like
they have to get in their car and
drive to Billings if they think they
have Ebola. If we are the nearest
place, they need to get here right
away so we can help them."
of having extra standards
in place and personal pro-
tection precautions to pro-
tect our staff members."
Murphey said all of
the hospital's ambulanc-
es are equipped with re-
sponse gear for each person
working on the ambulance
crew, including a respira-
tor, a suit, goggles, special
gloves and boots that will
help mitigate exposure. He
said emergency medical
staff will receive addition-
al training. He noted that
more information provided
to dispatch about symptoms
better prepares his crew for
their arrival on the
scene.
Fitzsimmons said
typical symptoms of
Ebola would include
high fever, nausea,
including forceful re-
petitive vomiting, se-
vere headache, diar-
- Dr. Brendan Fitzsimmons rhea and a blotchy
skin rash. A hall-
Murphey said those em-
ployees included not only
nurses but also dietary
staff, EMS, maintenance
and housekeeping staff, as
well.
Dr. Brendan Fitzsim-
mons, who is in charge of
infectious disease control
at the facility, added, "Our
goal is that everyone work-
ing here (at NBHH) will re-
ceive the training."
During the training,
staff participating learned
proper procedures for using
the equipment, including
removing protective wear.
They also were able to prac-
tice using a special inflat-
able anti-room for safely
changing out of and isolat-
ing protective gear after it
was used. Murphey point-
ed out that the CDC has
issued numerous press re-
leases stating that medi-
cal personnel who contract-
ed the virus after treating a
patient most likely were ex-
posed to the virus from con-
tact with body fluids on the
protective garments.
"We can tailor our train-
ing because we know what
we're looking for ahead of
time, and we know what we
have to watch out for," said
Murphey. "It's just a matter
mark of the disease is that
it escalates very quickly. In
some cases, it causes inter-
nal bleeding and death can
result within a few short
weeks.
Fitzsimmons said the
biggest question is "where
have you been?" If you have
been to West Africa or think
you may have been exposed
to Ebola in another state,
call in advance for special
treatment before you en-
ter the hospital emergency
room or clinic.
"It would be important
for you to tell us if you have
concern that you have had
contact with someone who
may have Ebola," said Fitz-
simmons. "I don't think you
can be over cautious in this
situation."
"This definitely will
change how we do busi-
ness on a daily basis," add-
ed Murphey. "We will defi-
nitely use masks more than
we have been. According
to the CDC, this virus is
spread by contact and we
will do everything we can to
minimize that contact. It's
a hazard and we will man-
age it like any other hazard
through PPE (personal pro-
tective equipment)."
"Right now we are do-
EBOLA
SYMPTOMS
Fever
Severe headache
Muscle pain
Weakness
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Abdominal
(stomach) pain
Unexplained
hemorrhage
(bleeding or
bruising)
According to the Centers
for Disease Control and
Prevention, symptoms may
appear anywhere from two
to 21 days after exposure
to Eboia, but the average is
eight to 10 days. Patients
who recover from Ebola in-
fection develop antibod-
ies that last for at least
10 years. The disease is
spread only through direct
contact.
. . ]
mg our best to prepare for
people who might have Ebo-
la but don't know they have
it," said Fitzsimmons. "We
aren't turning people away.
If they have Ebola, we want
them here. We want them
here where we can quaran-
tine them and prevent the
spread of the disease.
"We don't want peo-
ple to feel like they have to
get in their car and drive to
Billings if they think they
have Ebola. If we are the
nearest place, they need to
get here right away so we
can help them."
As with any virus trans-
ferred through contact,
Fitzsimmons said a rigor-
ous hand-washing routine
is important. It also helps
prevent transmission of the
flu virus, which he said is
a far more likely virus that
people will be exposed to in
this area.
MURRAY
Coat Drive
October 1-31, 2014
Drop off new or clean, gently used children and adult
coats, hats and gloves at'.
• Lovell Inc. (across from Post Office)
• Lovell Area Chamber of Commerce
• Lovell Elementary, Middle or High Schools
• New Horizons Care Center
• North Big Horn Hospital
• Rocky Mountain Elementary or Middle/High Schools
In November coats will be available at Lovell Inc. on
Thursdays and Fridays for those in need of a winter coat.
Sponsored by
Lovell Inc. and Lovell Area Chamber of Commerce
00OTE
HEIDI
FOB,
BYRON MAYOR
WORK EXPERIENCE
J Migrant labor worker
,/" House cleaner, motel maid
,/Food worker, D&L Eafe
,/Gas station attendant (remember
them)
,/Teacher's aid/Cheerleading coach
,/Byron oil field roustabout
,/Oil refinery worker
,/Lovell sugar factory pellet mill
operator
#" Lambing shed worker, Lovell
,/Wyoming OSHA safety inspector
,/Sugar factory human resource
manager
,/Sugar factory safety manager
,/Sugar factory corporate safety
trainer
,/Independent safety consultant
My successful experience
with people and manage-
ment speaks for itself. You
deserve a mayor who can
identify with your needs.
I am the candidate for
mayor who understands
working people and can
solve problems.
VOTE for HEIDI
BRIGHTLY...
your choice for mayor. I
will be the mayor with
realistic expectations and
can get things done. I love
Byron as much as you do.
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