The morning times., 1896-08-11
CLINIC N 'DR0NAMG CASES
Ambulance Corps Given In
siruction at Bathing Beach.
MANY PATIENTS VOLUNTEER
Method of Rescue and Resuscitation
Demonstrat ated-Lfeut. Fales' Plan
andHOwIt WOrksd-B -BathersCau
the Fever and Profited by the
Lecture.

Practical instruction in the resuscitation
| of the drowned was given the members OF
the Ambulance Corps of the Distri ct
National Guard at the bathing beach last
evening. The men have recently been
giving considerable attention to the treat
nent necessary in emergency cases and
the present course OF instruct on has been
taken up as a branch fthis work.
The threatening weather kept consider
able number at home yesterday, but as the
meetings of the beach will be frequent
a thorough instruction will be given each
member of the corps. Lieut.. W. g. Faies
has given the matter considerable attention
and has sele cted four IL e hods o resuscitat on
which authorities indorse and will drill
his men in all these. A safe and skillful
method OF rescuing a drowning person
has been found b y the lieutenant which is a
composite OF the various methods found
in the works on the subject.
superintendent + X. Stevens and Life
Guard Robert Tegeier manifested great
interest in the proceedings and gained many
valuable points in regard to the rescue
work.
The members Of the corps were first
drawn up in line on the beach, each man
being attired in bathing suit. They were
then told in detail how to manage a
drowning person in the water. The lieu
tenant instructed them first TO seize the
person by the hair and then take hold of
the left shoulder, all the while keeping
afloat by treading water.
II the drowning man struggles and strives
to grapple the rescuer. the right arm should
be seized and raised behind his head. In
this position being held by the hair and
with his right arm behind his head the
struggling is reduced to a minimum.
Now everything is ready for the journey
to the shore. The body of the drowning
man should then be drawn up on that Of
the rescuer, the formers back resting on
the latter's chest and abdomen. Then by
swimming on the back the pc rson is brought
to the shore.
This method Lieutenant Fales has in
vented by introducing some features Of
other systems into that advocated by the
Royal Humane Society of London. Super
intendent Stevens was much pleased at the
working of this method and after he saw
the lieutenant bring ashore. with ease,
heavy man who offered his service for
the purpose. he asked Life Guard Tegeler
to learn the method.
DEMONSTRATED ON A BOY.
A chubby little bather was then laid on.
the beach and the various methods OF
restoring an almost drowned person to
consciousness were exempIified. Theset
systems have been studied by the corps in
cases off suffocation and as drowning is
a form OF this the men were familiar with
the theoretical part ofthe work, but needed
the practical experience
After getting the person ashore, the
first proceeding is to get the water out.
The body is placed across the knee, face
downward, and pressure put upon the
diaphragm The mouth should be held open
and the tongue made to protrude. This
should be done as quickly as possible, as
the smallest delay in bringing about arti-
ficial respiration might turn the balance
To produce breathing is the essential point
and four different methods were made
clear to the ambulance men In the Syl-
vester system the arms are raised above
the head and then brought to the side.
pressure being put upon the chest as they
drop. When the arms are again raised
the pressure is reia xed. This must be
kept up for an indefinite period and there
have been cases in which it has been hours
before any signs OF regular breathing have
been seen and yet life has been ultimately
saved :
Satterwaite's system teaches that the
diaphragm should be pressed while the
finger of the rescuer is put down the
throat OF the drowned man nd the tongue
pulled forward.
METHODS OF RESTORATION.
The patient is placed on his face in the
Marshall Hall method and then rolled from
side to side while the ribs are periodically
pressed in at breathing intervals. In the
Howard method the worker gets astride
the patient, and with the weight Of the
whole body presses upon the lower ribs
and then relaxes the pressure. This press
ure and relaxation is kept up.
The men were enthusiastic In theft work
and continued their practice until the
Closing of the beach. The boys manifested
a deep interest in the work, and. besides
offering their services as subjects, tried
the various systems by themselves.
The members of the corps will gather
at the beach and learn thor
.rrhI,, tb;s ;r, port /, pf br anch of their work