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TRUMPET PLAYERS Lowell Keenan, ‘ett, cand Matt-.
Crawford were out in’front ‘of Skeana Junior Sec-..
ondary before school started June 8 as they:and ~
other. members: of the school's jazz band provided —
some: lively entertainment, ‘It’s. become a: tradition -

for the j jazz t band t to Play outside: this time of year. -_

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Blood d cleaning
machines
checked over.

TECHNICIANS HAVE checked; “teplaced parts | ‘and 7
cleaned the six kidney dialysis machines at Mills Mem- . -
orial: Hospital here following an: alert of:the danger’of -°
life- threatening blood cross- contamination. between par

tents. ": os

_. The problem ‘ is nol the machines themselves. but with i é 5 ae Cate Os are 2

the disposable. tubing and: filterizig ‘system’ connecting <a. } ° :
patient.to’ the machines’ themséives, says, Dr.” “David But .
cher of the ‘Northern-Health Authority: f .

- “Because-of reports” of the possibility of blood’ pas-

‘sage from’ the disposable: tubing and:filter into: the: ma-*
chine itselffrom., Vancouver. Island, he assumption. is-

that. all machines may have been affected, ” “sald But,

cher last week. : a

He: described the: passage risk. 8. small ‘and ‘smialier .
still: the: possibility” ‘of having: contaminated : blood. inside:
the machine pass: back into* another patient.

» “We're'also: looking ‘at. the possibility of. adding: a feat
ture such as: double ‘filtering ‘to reduce. the risk, of conta:

mination without: H affecting the: performance,” Said But-
cher.? 7) os
The six-station dialysis innit ai ‘Mills is just a. year ‘old. : ;
and i is used ‘by 10 patients, : . he Fill: and d this ae
" Those people ‘are’ being asked to. have: the r ‘blood. tes: : n
ted for blood- borne: infections’ such as: ‘Hepatitis | B, Hepa: : a 7 TOP 0 f to
titis C and-HIV.-
* The. Northern: Health Ainhority’ s also hecking its :
machines. at other. locations din: the north: ‘and authorities fee _ oe °
-across the: province are. doing: ‘the “same. Two. ‘northern ° . mos :
rhino whe do-‘home: dialysis ‘have also had their: ma-.- : anid; you could: win: ao
chines ‘checked.
“Butcher deseribed the. machine checks ‘as acoelerated Steak and Lob: ser
maintenance on. top. of. routine. ‘procedures, oo a
He said there was’ no indication: of. possible. problems Dinner for twol.
during past maintenance.of machines. usei by: ‘the Notth--:
ern Health. ‘Authority. "as .
“We: are'still ‘offering the: service: - Patients Te. ‘using
only those: machines that: have” already : ‘been. checked," "
~ said Butcher." 7 i
Tn the: meantime’ the B. c Nurses? Union. has foctissed Wa
on Baxter International, ‘the ‘Ametican-based: company. a
which makes the: disposable tubing ‘and.filters.. ue.
: That company ‘was’ cited. by ‘the. US: “Food and” Drug oe
Administration back in 1999 for’ problems ‘with its tubing: ‘J
- Baxter. said. the problems. with the: ‘tubing. were. ‘rect | fore fu
A tere reports « of. several deaths. in: Spain i in 1 A i ee ts Wednesday, June’
2001 and: in other.countries. *." oe o Satur ay, June 12, 2008.
_ 2 Baxter, officials: last week: said: they. were:, orking: on 2
‘the situation. following. the: B: C.. Teporis of possible ima- ey
chine . contamination.

Terrace Big Brothers & Big Sisters.
Annual Fi Fun Golf Scramble

Terrace Big é Brothers and Big Sisters woule! lke lo express
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“the sponsors for contribuling to the success of our ‘anual

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