The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-08
ELECTRICAL ACCIDENTS.
Instructions Given for the Rescuscir
tion of Victims.

Instructions Given for the Rescusc TIA
tion of Victims.
| Means and ways to secure resuscitation
from heavy electric shock have at last
been discovered as a result of investiga-
ton by the Academy of Medicine. in this
city. The Academy selected committee
of electrical experts, and it began its labors
under the presidency of DR.. d'Arsonval,
well known as an authority IN all matters
connected with electricity. In his report
DR.. d 'Arsonval says that even the victims
of very heavy shocks, as long as the tissues
are not destroyed, may be rescuscitated by
means of artificial respiration. He learned
this fact by numerous experiments, and
the report of typical accident in which
his method was successfully tried con-
firmed all he ever entertained for it.
The doctor continued: My formula for
reyiving the victims of electric shock is
I shis; A person SO disabled shou Id be
treated like one drowned.
These are the directive rules, which
not only workmen in electrical industries
but every citizen and every friend of
humanity should know by heart:
Above all, break the contact with the con
ductors. Ii the current can be instantly cut
off, so much the better; if not, lose no time by
telephonlng or sending messengers, but apply
yourself directly TO the body that must be re-
moved.
In doing so touch not the victim on face or
| hands or any naked part OF his body. You may
| try to lit him up by the coattails or after
| throwing blanket or coat around him. Mind,
| they must be dry. Also remember that dry
wood is a non-conductor. You may use stick
| to draw the body over 10 one side or to hold
! back live wire. TO lift the victim off 8 cross
| bar pass piece OF lumber under his heels and
| raise him up. The same should be done if the
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! should be raised from the earth immediately.
Any piece OF WOOD or furniture or cloth will do.
The body should be carried into the open or
a room where air has free access All not
| directly engaged in the work of rescue should
/ be instantly dismissed from the place. The
body must be placed upon the back after the
| shirt and collar has been loosened. Raise the
shoulders and let the head fall back
Then begin the work of restoring respira-
| ton; That is, seize both arms and draw them
| energetieally over the head, bringing them
nearly together and holding them in that posi-
| ton for couple OF seconds. These move
| ments having expanded the chest and pressed
| air into the lungs, carry the arms down to the
| sides and front of the chest, doubling them up
| at the elbows, in order to expel the air from
| the lungs. Continue in this for at least an
| hour, unless respiration sets in before.
A second Samaritan should at the same time
seize the tongue OF the yictiul-itis well TO pro-
tect ones finger with piece of cloth or glove
for this process-ard draw it out while the
arms are extended over the head, allowing it
| to recede when the arms are pressed against
the SIDES OF the breast. Both these maneuVers
should be carried on with as little interruption
as possible. Twenty times per minute is not
too much.
If the victim shows tendency to clinch his
teeth keep them apart by placing a piece of
wood or anything handy between them.
1t is also advised TO rub the body with
brushes brooms and cloth, in order to promote
the circulation of the blood.
Do not administer stimulants unless medi-
eel person pronounces it safe to do SO. When
possible, procure a tank of oxygen gas from the
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cone place the tube over the mouth and nose
while the gas is issuing. 1t is powerful slim
ulant to the hearts action under certain con-
dition, and will aid espiration.-Paris letter to
ST. Louis Globe Democrat.