The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-11-10
First Aid to Injured.

under DR.. Herman B Baruch was
given yesterday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock in the rooms of the Society for
instruction in First Aid to the
Injured in the Charities building,
Fourth avenue and Twenty second
street, before full class
The first half Of the time was en-
ploycd in careful review OF the pre-
ceding lecture, which was on an
anatomical structure Of the body. The
lecturer then took up the subject
proper, and gave clear and comprc-
hcnsivc instructions for the treatment
Of shock, wounds and hcmorrhagc.
Shock or collapse was defined as IL
nervous depression, resulting from an
accident or even severe mental strain.
Some tcmpcraments are much more
susceptible to shock than others, and
trifling injury may produce it.
Women, as a rule, are less susceptible
70 severe shock than men.
The treatment necessary is. first, to
place the patient in IL reclining posi-
sition, with head slightly lower than
the body. If caused by an accident
in which blood has been made to flow,
the next step is to stop the bleeding.
from tcasp0onfui 10 II tablespoonful
of whiskcy or other liquor in table
spoonful of hot water should be- adj
ministcred every ten minutes for an
hour. and hot tlanncls wrung out in
hot water should ,,o laid on chest and
abdomen. Where possible it is al :
risablc to wiring blanket out in hot
water and wrap the entire body in it,
with hot water bottles or hot bricks
placed along both sides Of the body
and legs, inside the thighs and under
the armpits. If the injury is to the
head, the alcoholic stimulant should
not be used. When recovery begins
give frequent draughts Of hot coffee,
hot tea or hot lemonade.
The various kinds Of wounds and
the treatment of them formed the next
division Of the lecture. Incised
wounds are those in which the skin
has been severed by sharp instru-
lnent. In these the bleeding must be
stopped, and impurities removed, and
the edges Of the wound brought to-
gcther. Wet cloth should be placed
over them and bandaged to keep them
in place. If no surgeon can be OBJ
tanned, this dressing may remain until
the wound is healed, unless it dis
charges, in which case the dressing
must be changed every day and the
wound washed by dripping water from
clean piece of rag
In confused wounds or bruises,
where the skin is not cut. a cloth
saturated with hot water and alcohol
or Ponds extract should he kept over
the bruisc; if the contusions have
been SO severe as to injurc any of the
internal organs, indicated by the spit
ting Of blood, vomiting, violent pain
in abdomen, with symptoms of shock,
the treatment for shock should be
given in addition to the hotcloths wet
IN alcohol.
in laceratcd wounds, such as are
caused by falling tilnbers or mac hinery
accidents, the wound must be cleansed
with warm water, and wet cloth
bandaged lightly over it. When it
can be obtained, from ten to fifteen
drops Of carbolc acid in every basi II
Of water should be used for washing
wounds and dressing them.
In poisoned wounds, caused by bite
OF mad dog, snake or sting Of insect,
anything at hand may be tightly bound
around the limb few inches above
the wound to prevent the poison from
spreading until a doctor can be pro-
cured. If no doctor can be found, for
the bite of mad dog soft stick dip
ped in strong carbolic or nitric acid
should be rubbed on every part Of the
wound, Or caustic may be used. If
nothing Of that nature is at hand, the
end Of knitting-ncedle or small
knife blade heated white hot should
be thrust into the wound. Then the
string may be removed from above
and moist compress applied. Snake
bite should be treated in the same
manner, and whiskey or other stimu-
lants adminisi cred.
If the wound be an open one and
the blood issues in jets or spurts, it
is evident that an artery has been
cut; when it flows in steady stream
the severing of vein is indicated.
In the former case piece Of cloth
must be bound tightly above tho
injury. But unless the wound is in
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