Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-18
STATE HOUSE NEWS.
important Information for the Resuscitation Of
Drowned People-Other Matters.

Ihc numerous drowning accidents re-
ported Of late have led Secretary A e
Young of the State board of health I,
adopt scheme that may possibly be O.
service at watering and bathing place,
during the summer months. He ia sena
ing out the following circular:
Office State Board Of Health, Augusta
Me-, June II. 1895.
Dear Sir-Thinking that at this season
OF the year the distribution of the circnIa,
The Treatment Of the Drowned will
De opportune, l send copies of it both in
pocket form and on poster. l would
urge you TO distribute the small circular
quite freely aud to post the larger form in
puDllc PAGES, such as schoolhouses, post
oiiices, hotels, mills and bathing places on
rivers, ponds and seashore 1 would sup-
Rest that this circular be put In the hands
OF the teachers. Its method of resuscitat.
ing the drowned should be taught in every
SCHOOL. Yours. truly,
A. G. YOUNG, Secretary.
DIR. Young's suggestion is admitted TO
be good and wise one, as the circular
treats of the manner of resuscitating the
drowned in concise manner It would
not be bad thing for all. both young and
old, to be familiar with the method.
Tho method in tho circular to be sent
out by Secretary Young is substantially
as follows:
Rule Remove all distractions to
breathing. Instantly loosen or cut apart
all neck and waist bands; turn the patient
on his face with the head down hill; stand
outside Of the hips with your face toward
his head, and, locking your hands under
the body, raise tho body as high as you can
without lifting the forehead form the
ground and give the body smart jerk to
remove mucus from the throat and water
from the windpipe; hold the body sus-
pended long enough to slowly count one
two, three, four, five, repeating the jerk
more gently two or three times
Rule 2-Place the patient face down.
ward, and maintaining all the while your
position outside Of the body, grasp the
points Of the shoulders by the clothing
or IL the body is naked, thrust your fingers
into the armpits, clasning your thumbs
over the points of the shoulders and then
raise the chest as high as you can with
out lifting the head quite off of the
ground and hold it long enough to slowly
count one, two, three. Replace him on
the ground with his forehead on his fixed
arm, the neck Strengthened out, and the
mouth and nose free. Place your elbows
against your knees and your hands upon
the sides of his chest, over the lower ribs,
and press downward and inward with in
creasing force long enough to slowly count
one, two. Then suddenly let go, grasp
the shoulders as before, and raise the
chest; then press the ribs These alter
nate movements should be repeated 10 or
Is times minute for an hour at least,
unless breathing is restored sooner. Use
the same regularity as in natural breath
ing.
Rule 3--After breathing has commenced,
restore the animal heat. Wrap him In
blankets, apply bottles Of hot water, hot
bricks, or anything to resore heat. Warm
the head nearly as fast as the body, lest
commissions come on. Rubbing the
body with warm clothes or the hand, and
slnpping the feshy parts may assist to
restore warmth, and the breathing also.
If the patient can scarcely swallow, give
hot coffee, tea or milk. Give spirits
sparingly, lest they produce depression.
Place the patient In warm bed, give him
plenty of fresh air and keep him quiet.
The foregoing instructions will be is
sued from Secretary Young's office this
week and will be posted and distributed
throughout the entire State.
The railroad commissioners inspected
the Wiscasset 81 Quebec Railroad, Mon
day. Today, the Georges Valley and the
Rockland Street Railway will be IL
spected, and. Wednesday, the Bath Street
Railway.
The returns from the creameries
throughout the State are coming In rapid
" to the labor commissioner s office. The
blanks for tho manufacturers will not DO
sent out till tho first of July. Eight cheese
factories in the State have reported bust
ness very fair
Capt. Thomas Clark Of the adjutant
generals office, was in Portland yester-
day, in conference with Gen. Common re-
garding military matters.
DR.. A. G. Young of the State board OF
health, will issue his report in few
weeks.
Mr.. Eben H. Hilton of MASSACHUSETTS
who has been stopping in the city several
DAYS. in healthy illustration OF the fact