Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-01-23
LESSONS IN FIRST AID
4 TRAINED NURSE TELLS ABOUT
QUICK REMEDIES.


treatment Of DislocatsOns and sprains.
How 10 Place Bandage-An Tmpro-
vIsea TournIsuet What 10 DO In Cases
OF NoscbIeed and Burns.
She was n very capable little woman
Ind usually sized up TO any occasion,
but the care of those children was likely
10 prove little too much for her
When she married widower and I'M
gertook the care of his five hoys she
lnew that she would have 10 face many
unexpected situations, and braced her
self 10 do her best. She was not pre-
pared. however. for what she called the
nbreakagea IN the family. The constant
risk to life and limb that five active,
sport loving boys were capable of was
new feature in her Young life. and she
FELT that she was in danger of losing her
head unless she prepared herself to meet
The different calls upon her motherly
care.
IN her extremity she appealed 20 her
friend. the trained nurse.
Can / you give me some points, : she
said. Tell me of the proper things 10
do before the doctor comes in case Of
certain accidents--won' your Then
, there are many little things-bruises
and burns and things that could attend
to myself without sending for doctor
If / only knew how. Do help me out
Suppose, for instance, one Of the boys
fell and broke his arm, what should
do before the doctor came!'
'sIf | were you, would do nothing
but wait, unless the surgeon was delay
ed. In that case i would simply place
the limb in between a folded pillow,
fastening the pillow firmly together,
thus making sort of splint.
lyon will very likely have a sprain
or two TO deal with. You can either APP
ply cloths saturated with ice water I'M
til the swelling disappears, or you may
use very hot water with vinegar in the
same way. After the swelling has dis
appeared you had better bandage the
limb and let the little patient rest it ON
level until it gets strong.
"But don't know how to apply a
bandage, was the forlorn reply.
'eThen it is about time that you did, "
said the trained nurse "Give me a
piece of muslin and your bare foot, and
I'll show you how. =
Then the nurse took the piece of mus
lin and tore it into strips of inches in
width. Then saying, Always begin at
the extremity of a limb and work to-
ward the center of the body from left to
right she placed one of the ends OF
the strip at the instep and made turn
around the base of the toe. Then she
carried the band diagoually over the
foot, across the point of the heel and
back from the other side, until it coin
cided with the first turn. This was then
covered and carried a second turn around
the heel half an inch higher than the
first. She then continued TO make alter.
nate turns under the sole and behind
the heel, crossing over the instep until
the entire foot was covered. In finish
ing the bandage she split the last quar-
ter of yard of the strip through the mid
die, wound the ends in opposite direc
ton around the limb and tied them IL
a bow
Then the band was all unwount
again, and the pupil, trying her hand
was delighted to see what firm band
age" she could make after two or three
attempts.
SIN case Of dislocation," continued
the nurse, "there is always need Of IN
slant action. Muscular tension increases
rapidly and its reduction becomes more
difficult with every hour that passes.
Fingers and thumbs can be set By
pulling in place, but be careful not to us'
too much force. A joint is always weak
er after an accident and should be strap
ped in place until strong again.
"Freddie's nose bled awfully the 9th
er day and frightened me so because
could not stop it. 1t stopped itself afte
awhile, but what should have donef"
''It is a good thing to press gently tn
facial artery at the base Of the nose AM
place cold applications to forehead ant
neck. 1 suppose you had him lean hi
head over a basin. Yes; most peopl
do, and that is just the worst attitud
possible. You should have made hin
stand erect, throw his head back an
elevate his arms, while You held a cold
damp sponge to his nostrils. If you hav
AN occasion like that again, and til
bleeding continues after what | hav
told you to do has been tried, you ha
better syringe with salt and ice col
Iwater or a solution of iron.
"In the case of burns or scalds,
they are very bad send for your phys
Ician, but slight ones you can very we
lattend to- The first thing in such cast
lis to exclude the air. find that bakin
soda and sweet oil make soothing
healing application. If you can't g
that conveniently, beat up the white
IAN egg and apply that with bandage.
"Will you tell me how to stop I'll
flow of blood in case of cut, and the
III let you go?"
Find the artery that is cut and tie
handkerchief around the limb just ov'
where it bleeds. Tie the handkerchi'
Tightly then make, say, three han
knots. In the last knot insert piece
stick with which you must twist Il
handkerchief until it is tight enough
stop the flow. The handkerchief an
lstick make as good a tonrniquet, as v
call it, as any one would wish. Phi
adelphia Press.