The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-09

ries much of the current over the surface
of the body. In most cases of accidental
contact, therefore, a comparatively small
portion of the current goes through the
internal organs, and the result is that the
hearts action is stopped without destruc-
ton of tissue,
These are the cases where resuscitation
can be effected, for though actual death
would soon follow apparent death were
no assistance given, the case of Mr.. Cut
ter. of Pittsfield, Mass. proves conclu-
sively that the heart may sometimes be
prodded into renewed action.
Now let us suppose ourselves in charge
of man who has just been killed. an
parently, by an electric shock. The cues
ton is how to spur his heart into action
as quickly as possible, and to do this by
producing artificial breathing
The first thing to do is to place the man
fiat upon his back, and to insert under
his shoulder blades a coat or blanket SO
as to throw the upper part of the chest
up and his head back. This puts the lungs
into a position that makes breathing easy
The next thing to do is to have an as
sistant, wrap handkerchief around the
victims tongue and pull it forward, so as
to open the throat for the passage of air
Now all is ready
kneeling at the mans head and grasn-
ing his elbows firmly, draw them up well
over his head and hold them there firmly
almost together, for two or three seconds
at the same time the assistant should
pull the tongue forward. This throws the
ribs well out, expands the chest and fills
the lungs with air.
AFTER allowing several seconds for the
air TO hoe it's full effect on the lungs
1t mast be expelled This you will ac-
complish by carrying the mans arms
down to the sides and front of the chest
and further COMPRISING il by leaning on
! and throwing fI1ll
rms brings the walls of the lungs to-
gether and eXpels the air through the
throat After brief pause the lungs must
again be filled with air
AND this is the whole process, except
mat 1t must be borne in mind that the
breathing must be made quite as de-
hherately and as regularly as in life II
should be endeavored to produce sixteen
or seventeen expansions and contra actions
OF the chest each minute and these with
as great regularity and evenness as is
possible 1t must be done firmly and
strongly. never hurried or half heartelIv
II Is ridiculous to try to stimulate breath
I ing by any rapid movement of tho arms
That is productive of no good effect what
ever.
II the currents victim is capable of being
restored to life he will, nine times ont of
ten, yield to this treatment Somettr,es
a rev minutes of this artificial brea +birsy
will be sufficient to spur the heart 70 rs
sumo Hs function, but effort should not
be abandoned short of two or three hours
The simultaneous pulling forward of
the tongue with some slight force A. each
inspiration helps materially. In fact mis-
alone Is stimulative of breathing 40 -.
/ an interview with DR.. d'Arsonva1 ~ -
dlscoVerer of the possibility of resuscita
I ton, which was cabled to the Herald a
few days ago, he states that he denan5s
alone upon this manipulation Of tbs
tongue uie
4 But possibility of resuscitation does No.
end with these simple methods In ~ tiot
the patient does not respond with sor,e
symptom OF return of natural resnIra-
ton within reasonable time. il is prac-
teal for the unmedical layman to resort