Daily Republican., 1885-08-22
Lecture 10 the Police.

Another very interesting and instruc
tive lecture was delivered to the police
last evening by DR.. r.Crumbaugh, assisted
by DR.. l.. A. Kittenger. The men on
duty during the day were instructed at
6 o'clock, and at 7 O'Clock the lecture
was repeated to the night men.
DIR. Crumbaugh's remarks were be-
gun by the following rules being written
upon black board: To stop bleeding:
l. Press on wound-heat cold; 2. Pack
wound or tie below 3. Forced bend
ing of limb 4. Twisting band above;
s. Tourniquet or finger pressure 6.
Rest-elevation Z. Catching bleeding
vessel in fingers.
A diagram was used to show the
lines Of arteries in the leg and arm and
through the back, and the men were
instructed where to apply pressure in
cases OF hemorrhage of those parts. He
explained how to make a graduated
compress for stopping hemorrhage by
placing four or five pieces of muslin,
each smaller than the other, together,
| thus forming q pyramid which il to be
| thrust into the wound.
He advised them In cases of broken
or dislocated bones to put the patient
into as comfortable position as possi-
BILE, and send for q physician at once,
but under no circumstances to under.
take to reduce the fracture.
If a throat be cut, tie a large hand
kerchief around the chest then another
around the head and tied to the former,
so as to bend the head downward. If
the cut be on the back Of the neck, re
verse the second handkerchief so that
the head shall be drawn backward.
Always examine the pulse with the
fingers, not thumb. That organ will be
found on the thumb side of the wrist,
and its average beat is between seventy
and eighty, although some times it is
as low as forty in healthy person. In
washing wounds, do not sop them out,
as that operation might disturb part
that should not he interfered with.
to cleanse it.
In a case of hemorrhage from the nose,
the plug should be pushed back, and
not up that organ when q clean cut or
cash is made. With sharp weapon,
such as o razor, the wound should be
washed and the edges drawn together,
latter which it should be bandaged. In
washing q wound, either cold or warm
water can be used to suit the feelings of
the patient. The most familiar wound
is black eye or hemorrhage under the
skin. Cold water applied is goud
remedy, but white paint is better, as it
cools aud In drying contracts. A chunk
of mud from the street is good. With
pin or nail hole wound, encourage
bleeding, except it already be- violent,
by pressing above or stripping down as
in milking COW. A fish hook In the
finger must bs forced out through an.
other hole. the barb nipped off, and the
hook withdrawn.
Gun shot should be worked out IL pos
sible, unless about belly or head then
do not attempt that. The incest dress
ing is cold water and lint, used through.
Tout the war Always keep a crowd
from the patient, especially in case of
fainting or hemorrhages. A crowd is
more curious than wise. If gun shot on
posed to be involved, be ware of whiskey
aud brandy, as they excite the heart,
and pun blood OUT. A red not iron
drawn lightly over the extreme edge of
a wound causing hemorrage will con-
tract the parts and interfere with the
blood. flow. In shooting cases, it is all
: important to find the position of the
parties at the time Of the occurrel ce, to
enable the surgeon to know the direc.
tion of the ball.
The doctor spoke nearly an hour, and
J gave minute directions how to proceed
, In at least e fly different cases of minor
accidents The men listened attentive.
ly, and seemed to be greatly interested
in his explanations and instructions,
which will no doubt be the means of &C.
complaining good results,