Word: penicillins
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Brief summaries of each decade inform the reader of newsworthy events: the Titanic sank and the tango began, nylon appeared in stockings and then disappeared into parachutes; dry ice and penicillin were invented; Sputnik went into orbit...
Surprisingly, the doctors found that many hospitals and clinics also use common towels. And some of the hospital bugs were the deadliest of all staphylococci-the strains that are resistant to most forms of penicillin and many other antibiotics. Among the worst places was a maternity ward, where women picked up infections and took them home with their babies...
...diabetic who has a "shock" reaction to his insulin is likely to be mistaken for a drunk; he may die in the lockup before anybody realizes what is wrong. A person who is allergic to penicillin or tetanus antitoxin may die within minutes after an injection which is routinely given to accident victims. Heart patients on a precise digitalis dosage and arthritics on steroid hormones are in serious danger if their medication is suddenly stopped. Atropine, or similar drugs, given to glaucoma patients may contribute to blindness...
...Foundation. Subscribers pay $5 each for a bracelet and a lifetime medical record kept on file at Turlock. The tag bears the snake staff of Aesculapius and the words "Medic Alert." On the other side is a warning, such as "Diabetic," "Skindiver" (subject to the bends), "Hemophilia," "Allergic to Penicillin." Engraved along with the warning are the wearer's identification number and the injunction "Phone 209-634-4917." Calls may be made collect, the clock around...
Where men are massed together in the armed forces, military discipline makes it easier to get medicine into them. Instead of passing out penicillin tablets, service medics now usually give a long-acting form of the drug by injection. With medicines that must be taken by mouth, like sulfadiazine, the men swallow their pills while still in line, under the relentless eye of a medical officer. Similar precautions in hospitals will outwit any but the most determined evader. But in civilian practice, doctors can do little more than add information and persuasion to their prescriptions...