Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-06-06
Restoration of the Drowned

/ ribs. Nov. using his knees as pivot.
he will at the moment the patient
hands touch the ground throw (noE
too suddenly all his weight forward
on his hands. and at the same time
squeeze the waist between them as if
he wished to force anything in the
chest upward out of the mouth; he
will deepen the pressure while he
slowly counts one. two. three, four
about five secondsl, then suddenly
let go with final push. which will
spring him back to his first position.
A child or very delicate patient mu,t
of course. be more gently handled.
i This completes expiration.
! At the instant of his letting go, the
man at the patients head will again
draw the arms steadily upward to
the sides Of the patients head rs be-
again changing hands to let the aeCls
pass if necessary. holding then.
! there while he slowly counts one. two,
three. four (about five secondsl.
! Repeat these ,novemonts deliberate
~ and perseveringly twelve to IF
teen times in every minute-thus imi
tating the natural motions Of breath.
ing
If natura, breathing be not restored
after a trial OF the bellows movement
/ for the space of about four minutes,
then turn the patient second time on
the stomach as directed, rolling the
body in the opposite direction from
that in which it was first turned, for
the purpose of freeing the air passage
from any remaining water Continue
the artificial respiration from one to
four hours. or until the patient
breathes. according to rule, and for a
while after the appearance of return
ing life carefully aid the first short
gaeps until deepened into full breaths
Continue the drying and rubbing.
which should have been INCREASINGLY
practiced from the beginning by as
sistants taking care not to interfere
with the means employed to produce
breathing. Thus the limbs of the pa
tieDt should be rubbed always in an
upward direction toward the body.
with firm grasping pressure and en-
ergy, using the bare hands, dry fan
nels Or handkerch.efs and continu-
! ing the friction under the blankets or
over the dry clothing. The warmth
1 of the body can also be promoted ty
the apnlication of hot fianncls to the
stomach and armpits. bottles or blad-
ders of hot water, heated bricks etc.
to the limbs and so,es of the feet.
After Treatment.
Externally: AS soon as breathing
is established let the patient be strip
ped of all wet clothing, wrapped in
blankets only, put to bed comfortable;
warm, but with free circulation or
fres.. air, and left to perfect rest. In
/ ternaily: Give whiskey or brandy
and hot water in doses of a teaspooniul
/ to a tablespoonful, according to the
weight of the patient or other stimI-
, liant at hand, every ten or fifteen min
+, utes for the first hour and as often
/, thereafter as may seem expedienr.
| Later manifestat ons. After reaction
fully established there is great dan.
| ger of congestion of the lungs, and II
| perfect rest is not maintained for ut
! least fogty-e SHIT hours It sometimes
occurs that the patient is seized with
great difficulty of breathing, and death
/, is Liable to follow unless Immediate
relief is afforded. In such cases apply
, q large mustard plaster over the
breast. If the patient gasps FIR
! breath before the mustard takes eli
! feet assist the breathing by carefully
repeating the artificial respiration.
To Produce Respiration.
| If no assistance is at hand and one
person must work alone. place the pa
tient on his back with the Shoulders
slightly raised on d fooled article Of
clothing; draw forward the tongue and
keep it projecting just beyond the lips,
| If the lower jaw be lifted the teeth
may be made to hold the tongue II
place; it may be necessary to retain
the tongue by passing a handkerchief
under the chin and tying it over the
head.
Grasp the arms just below the FL
bows and draw them steadily upward
by the sides of the patients head to
the ground the hands nearly meet
| ing Next lower the arms to the side
and press firmly downward and IN
ward on the SIDES and in front of the
chest over the lower ribs. drawing to-
ward the patents head. Repeat these