Friday, February 1, 1035
Daily Nebraskan
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Auto batte
ry-related accidents
cause blinding injuries, burns
Injuries from one cf winter's greatest
hazards the dead auto battery
can be reduced If motorists take some
precautious, according to the National
Society to Prevent Blindness.
An estimated 20,733 people were
treated in a ho?pital emergency room
in 1083 for a battery-accident-related
injury. More than two-third3, or 13,673
of these were injuries to the eyes. Many
may have resulted from the mishan
dling and Improper jump-starting of
automobile batteries, a society c facial
said.
"Some people don't know that a
lighted match and cigarette, or a spark
from a dropped tool, booster or charge
cable can ipite a battery," said Bar
bara Allen, executive director cf the
Nebraska affiliate.
"The explosion can throw littery
acid into the eyes, causing severe
burns, possible vision impairment cr
even blindness, she ssid.
To minimize this risk, the society
urges motorists to carry safety goggles
in their car and wear them whenever
working around or jump-starting a car
battery.
"The best way to reduce the risk of a
dead battery is to make sure it's in
good working condition," Alien said.
LIFE service
shows elderly
how to cope
The following are some suggestions
from the society that motorists can use
to assure their car battery's peak
performance:
O Water level. Water lost through
evaporation overcharging should be
replaced.
O Corrosion. Inspect battery ter
minals on a regular basis and clean as
needed. Any corrosion on terminals
should be removed with a cleaning
solution of water and ammonia or bak
ing soda. Clean terminals can be coated
with petroleum jelly after attaching
cable terminals to battery. Replace any
severely corroded terminals.
Charge. The charging system
should be checked annually partic
ularly before cold weather season.
Manufacturer's Instructions on
batteries and in car's operating manual
should be followed.
Should jump-starting a dead battery
be necessary, the society recommends
that vent caps are tight and level; that
a damp cloth, if available, is placed
over the vent caps; that vehicles are not
touching and that both electrical sys
tems are the same voltage.
O Do not jump-start if fluid is
frozen.
Attaching the cables (Do in ordtr
listed):
1. Clamp one jumper cable to posi
tive () terminal of discharged battery
wired to starter or solenoid. Do not
allow positive cable clamps to touch
any metal other than battery terminals.
2. Connect other end of positive ()
cable to positive () terminal of
booster battery.
3. Connect one end of the second
cable (negative (-)) to the other termi
nal (negative (-)) of booster battery.
4. Make final connection on engine
block of stalled engine (not to nega t ive
post) away from battery, carburetor,
fuel line, any tubing or moving parts.
5. Stand back from both vehicles.
Start car with good battery then
start the disabled car.
6. Remove cables in reverse order of
connections beginning by first remov
ing cable from engine block or metallic
ground.
Even "maintenance free" batteries
pose some of the explosive potential cf
their non-sealed battery counterparts,
according to the society. It is advised
that drivers always wear safety goggles
when performing any of these mainte
nance cr jump-start tasks.
Off! A
Continued from Peje 1
ment on campus.
"The black organizations got
together end began attending stu
dent body meetings to share infor
mation and keep the vital commun
ication open between us," Johnson
said.
Since then, Johnson said, black
students' events on campus have
been increasing.
While black students are getting
involved at UNL, the majority oftHJL
students are not. Carla Johnson
Kimbrough, who will pass on her
Miss Black UNL 1084 crown Satur
day, said that at a university where
blacks make up only 1.5 percent of
the student population, most of
them have, turned "apathetic" in
the last few years.
"Many of them are ignorant,"
Jchnson-Kimbrough said. "They
don't know the power they can have.
They just criticize."
Anthony said activities 'during
Elack History Month include the
Miss Elack UNL pageant, scheduled
for Saturday night at 7:30 p.m.; the
Big Eight conference on Black Stu
dent Government; a speech by State
Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha;' a
"Blucks in Communication" seminar
featuring black newsmen Ray
Metoyer, Mike Jones and Hubert
Brown. A movie, "Lady Sings the
Blues" will be featured, plus a
seminar on black women and
careers and a gospel night.
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Americans treasure and strive for
independence. LIFE is helping Lincoln's
elderly live independently. '
LIFE, or Lincoln Information Service
for the Elderly, is an information and
referral service for people age 60 and
older in an eight-county region.
"We're the one place where someone
can go to get all this information," Tom
Cardwell, a case manager for LIFE, said.
But LIFE has become mere than a
referral agency during the past 13
years, Cardwell said. It began taking
cases that required counseling and
other special services. LIFE counselors
sometime? .intervene" for elderly
people who face problems when they
apply for services like nutrition and
housing program
LIFE has eight full-time counselors
and two part-time counselors who help
the elderly with insurance policies.
Student internships are available
with LIFE. The LIFE staff evaluates
whether the student would have enough
supervision to make tlz internship a
valuable experience, Cardwell said.
"They hive to be self-starters,"
Cardwell said. "We have a lot of
autonomy hers."
Students uswally work in counseling,
assessments or techrded eisas, he
said. With coiase!iz& students assist
counselors en psrtkakr esses.
Students wnkteg in the essessntent
area have the responsibility of assessing
elderly clients. After they finish this,
counselors cm provide their clients
with appropriate services aid court' -seling.
Students also can woik with research
and program evaluation at LIFE,
Cardwell said.
As a case manager, Cardwell visits
about 10 hemes of elderly clients a
week.
Most of the people the center works
with don't ha?e encash money, he said.
Without nancy their independence is
threatened. Money helps people deal
with problems such as food, housing
and mental and physical health, he
said.
However, elderly people probably
would gay that transportation is their
biggest problem, Cardwell said.
Cardwell, who has worked with LIFE
for eight years, said he has learned that
you cannot tiereetRpe the elderly.
'They're as diSTcrent n night and
day," he said. "Older people csa end do
change."
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