The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-28
What TO DO in Gases Bodily Injury

straw or feather If tickling the throat
| fails, try artificial respiration.
Artificial OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES coat
with coat rolled UP under shoulders.
Let head drop backward.
Pull out his tongue and keep 1T out
by tying it to lower Jaw. This may be
done with n handkerchief crossed under
chin and tied back of neck; or else
thrust long pin through the tongue.
being sure it is long enough TO rest
against tho teeth and keep the tongue
out.
Kneel Mt his head grasp his arms
Just below the elbows, draw his arms
outward, then upward TO sides of head.
This expands the chest. Bring ms
arms down along his sides in front OF
chest. and press inward on chest firmly,
This drives air out of lungs.
Alternate these movements slowly
about fifteen times per minute. Con
tinuc for at least one hour. Apply
ammonia or smelling salts to the nos
trilS Mt intervals
Do not be easily discouraged. Life
has sometimes been restored only after
several hours work.
When breathing is restored, wrap in
blankets.
Rub whole body briskly, rubbing
toward the heart
Give stimulants, though very eau
tiously
Drowning.
How to save drowning person.
Swim up cautiously; do not let him
seize you. Grasp him by the hair,
Swim on your back, resting his head
on your chest, and tow him along.
Clearing the throat-Clear the air
passages Of water. To do this lay pa
tient face downward. over a barrel or
log, or else clasp your hands under his
belly and raise him. Follow with ar.
tifcial respiration.
Suffocation.
Suh'ocatiou from poisonous gases
Remove patient to open air or open ali
windows. Dash cold water on face and
chest. If necessary use artificial res
piration.
Apply hot.watcr bottles to body and
feet md wrists.
Hanging,-Cut or take down the
body and treat as IN suffocatiou.
Broken Bones-Fractures
Make patient comfortable; put limb
in spllnts before attempting to move
the patient.
Simple fractures are those where the
bone is broken but docs not protrude.
Compound fractures are those where
the broken bone sticks out through the
flesh, making a wound.
For simple fractures nothing but put
ting the limb in splints is necessary,
For compound fractures. first bind up
the wound and stop bleeding. Then
put limb in splints.
In all fractures remove clothing
from the injured part,
Always handle the fractured limb
delicately.
Lay injured limb upon snlints well
cushioned; bandage splints firmly so
that fragments of bone Will not move
on each other, If fracture is compound
i. c., accompanied by a wound-fush
with an antiseptic and put gauze next
to the wound, cover with an absorbent
cotton pad, then with bandage, and
put limb in splints as in simple frac-
ture.
In all fracture cases after splinting
carry the patient to 4 physician on a
stretcher, not In the arms.
Splints.-Splints can be improvised
from any handy material,
Splints should be longer than the in
lured limb and always well padded. In
splinting have two splnts, one on each
side of tho limb; one bandagc will hold
both.
Small splints may be made from
punches of twigs, pasteboard cut from
boxes, pieces of lath or shingles, desk
rulers, etc.
For large splints use barrel slaves
broom handles, umbrellas, canes, tool
handles, fire tongs, bayonets, swords
ramrods and rifles.
For padding absorbent cotton is the
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gular bandage.
To improvise padding, use grass
straw, soft cloth or soft garment,
To improvise bandages, use handlSer
chiefs, towels, gartcrs, cards, suspend
ers and straps.
Dislocation.
Don t attempt to set dislocated parts
Send for the surgeon.
Place part in position easiest to suf
ferer. Apply wet cloths.
Sprains.
The most important thing is abso
lutte rest Handle a sprain as littlC
as possible.
Ankle sprains.-Place folded towel ol
cloth around the part and cover will
bandage.
Foot sprains.-Immerse foot In watel
as hot as can be borne. In both ankle
| anu LOU SpTdlHS elevate JUc JOOJe
Wrist sprains, = Apply padded
splint and put the arm in a sling,
Fracture Box.
Every establishment where fracture
of the lower leg are liable to occu
should be provided with fracture box
This consists Of floor, foot-piec,
and two side boards hinged to the floor
that may be dropped upon leve
with it.
When needed for use the sides ar,
lowered to level with the floor and tn,
whole thickly padded with cotton o
other soft material. The injured liml
is then placed upon the floor, the foo
not quite touching the foot board, whicl
is also thiekly padded; the sides ar
then raise into position and tied by
piece of rope or bandage around the en-
tire box at each end. All space between
the limb and padding must be frml,
wadded to prevent the slightest move
ment of the fractured limb The bo.
should extend above the knee-joint.
Fractures of Arms, Legs, Etc.
or upper arm.-No splints are re