New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-11
SCENES N THE HOSPITALS.

! WARDS CROWDED AND DOCTOES oNER"oNNEDS
HOW HEAT PRosrRATIoN Is TREATED
The hospital doctors OF the city are In danger o.
succuirbins to heat prostraton the mseiFes' II us
cases OF sunstroke do not diminish. Every one I"
them is ovcrworkcd. and the hospitals a"
crowded out OF all proportion TO the normal numoe'
Of cnses There has been an average OF thirty cases
of heat prostraton every day for the last thls
days for each OF tho best-known among the hos'
nt.uIs In town The ambulance horses are aS
showing the effects OF the extra duty. ns calls are
coming IN constantly day and night. and they %"
had less than their usual rest since 'he ~"
weather began in earnest
A Tribune reporter visited the New-Nork. "oa'
orneur. St vinccnt's and Hudson Street hospl'aa
In several of the hospitals tine superintendent
were being called on In some cases for service
the medical s:aN Heat prostratlon or sunsu"'
the reporter learned. Is an affection ~ the hu.
centre which controls tho heat SorerHtcu "a
given off by the body This nerve centre ac ts,
"a fety valve and when disarrangcd does no. -
low the generated by the body 10 be InS'-,
Off. human being car sor S,an short M t,mc Asa
rule 1t results primarily IN unconscioushe,s "A.
one OF the hardesi-workcd medical siahs oi uS
city at present hns 5ccn that o. n,,,,,,wsnt
pi,al. where the facilities for IN" uea.uss esor.
heat cases being aeed'd now as nr'r be.s
50 heavy in the Of the last cN 49, sa,recr
the authorities were obhsct vest tnaF 1h,,b bad
to open the Sturgis surgical paSihon w x,rds
been closed for the sumner on july !. '..' ,.rct
having been found inSutfoen, s.sr sa,d y,s
president OF the hospital "ommissionsis 80 'x
terday that the list of heat prosTaii2n .ss s,s
the day, would exceed sunday "s sor.t siege Of
enty. He added that II Has the Wor" '
the kind ever known at The Hospital ., one Of
The rsportrr witnSnseG The ne afternoon An am,
hulance came In with lahorer OF al, he lay
%ho nad os n ms Tcsos ' WITH hts asnne h
open at the neck hahnHnS ,nea.,s quickly rad
the patient on the way to he hStnroooi lee wa.
cold bath in which Heated big cha.lhiI,h contained
the tub was crowded with rubeers, Pa' sIoshss
and the hospital officials. The pauen' v,s thea
T Tacea ri IN the fS y na G M" band o1 S
beaded by nan n Pic SSG k Sl the
blood to the surface Of hs body by 'Ii r. va,
rubbing This lasted about ten Minute aa
was wrapped in a blanket and carrea 81 =, 20 IN
elevator, by which he was u"m ,h,rb stood at
Jos degrees when he was brought H. Ia"
The patient was laid out on cot. 6ehlIa 4
screen and there suffered from the atiacs
nausea which Is frequent symptom IN suGu n, ore
enrea He WaS soon plunged into t. and ":
prsviscgs ,rso'm n; rsrSS,ed until ms '"''
You'd better rub him a little more sa'o Wv
'S ThS a'tenGahts fell tc work again. and 10
ratien, began TO open his eye; and le Ma S
down. how"ver. until results proved httie ro.
satisfactory. and then gut 10 bed afaln, o,iate in
action of his heart. which was weak. and one ~
the doctors pronounced him In fair way "
cover. ,ss ~
What drugs do you for injection
doctor asked. s,ir-
I'VE use dgi,als. whiskey or strychnne a. "a 10 ,ce
ulants 10 the heart and wncn TIE pulsr Inc 10
strong and acor.te clcnoin ar little mo' "sstlon
deprcss II. Either too strong or too wrlh
Of the heart may result I'm death Heat pros o,hsf
requires more energetic treatment ihan az; yigh
attack hut hv vigorous WORK ara use W Eases
means manage to hrinh most ~ our 3. sun
through Plethorc mon are more APT 10 - sags
struck thar Others. and fat men harder ~, men
than thin Drink most frcGuontiE ns the
open 10 heat prostraiion and the s"o"sN
l!lu0r the worse 10 Us for the man ..J fcf
A. Roosevelt; Hospital the Kirby cet j. ~ II
rcsrinhes a hamr1ock in Witch the sufer,,.e n.
laid. and his body packed IN ice When ou q, ard
pcrature drops TO lO9 degrees he Ia taken ous The
usually fans three or four degrees ai'crwat"
Roosevelt, authorities have been 20 shcr, ~. Stro
nnces In the last few days that the po,..,,s besp
wagons from the ncirh6orlng precincts have WV
pressed into service.