Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1873-01-30
Frozen lPersons-RoW to Treat Them

The season has now arrived when many
persons are liable to suffer from severe
freezing. 1t Is well, therefore, that all
should know how to care properly for
one who is near perishing from exposure to
intense cold, or who has severely frozen
some portion of his body.
The first effect of an exposure of the
whole body TO severe cold, Is an almost
irresistible impulse to sleep, which, IL
yielded to, is soon succeeded by coma or
insensibility, and death During this
cosadtose state the body is pale and cold,
the pulse and the respiration are almost
imperoeptible, and the pupils are dilatsd;
but the limbs are flexible as long as life
very great indeed Persons who have
been exhausted by hunger, watching or
fatigue, AID those who indulge in spiritu-
Gus liquors, exhausted as they are by
perpetual stimulation, are much more
liable to suffer from cold than are others.
Whenever person has been exposed to
great degree Of cold, and seems likely to
succumb to its influence, the indications
for treatment are, 1st. To induce mod
crate reaction, and restore the cifcula-
ton and the sensibility. I'd. To avoid
excessive reaction, which would surely
lead to violent and dangerous infiamma-
ton.
To fulfill these indications, the body
should first be rubbed with snow, and
afterward, when the warmth and sensi-
bility are somewhat restored, it should be
wiped quite dry, and well rubbed with
fur or flannel. The patient should now
be put into cold bed, in room without
q fire; stimulating enema OF common
salt and water, with few drops of oil Of
turpentine, may be administered, and, as
soon as he can swallow, a little wine or
spirit and water should be given.
The after treatment must be regulated
by the state of the patient, but mild cor
dials and stimulants, with nourishing
food, will be sufficient in most cases
Caution: Do not bring the patient into q
warm room, or apply artificial heat in
any way, until complete reaction has
taken place, and all danger of excessive
Inflammation has passed by.
The term frost6ite is applied to cases In
which only some portions of the body, as
the feet, hands, ears, ETC., are frozen. In
such cases the parts affected should be
rubbed with snow, for while the friction
restores the circulation and sensibility,
the snow prevents excessive reaction.
After short time cold water may be
substituted for the snow, and the friction
may be brisker. These applications
Il SuOulQ Oe mdQt In IOOU1 WITHOUT
and high or even a moderate tempera-
ture must be avoided for some time, if
the patient would escape the subsequent
inconvenience of chilblains and running
sores.
If the freezing has been SO severe thst
modification and sloughing ensue, stimu-
lsting poultices, washes, ointments, ETC.,
will be important. A poultice made Of
yeast, or of carrots, with a little pulver-
lied charcoal, wash of diluted carbolic
acid, or of creosote, or an ointment in
which creosote or carbolic acid is an in
gredient, will be useful.
| C2tilbldins consist in a peculiar inham-
nation of the skin, induced by sudden
alterations of temperature. Repeatedly
warming the hands and feet by a fire
when cold and damp, is the most COM
mon cause of these troublesome affections.
A great variety of things have been rec
commended for chilblains, among the best
of which are, soap iniment six parts,
tincture of caHtharides one part; q ini-
ment composed of lime water two parts,
linseed oil one part; q wash of muriatic
acid one part, water seven parts; diluted
creosote, or carbolic acid; and cold foot
baths. ID. SedHan, NJ d., IN Country
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