The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-07-27
HOME NURSING and
HELP IN ACCIDENTS
What to Do in EN- ergencics
While Waiting for the Doc
tor to Arrive.
Dr.. Helen Reynolds Kellogg, in Woman.
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Ut. ltelen ReynOlQS kellogg, IN WOmans
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Now that the time has arrived when
the youngsters run wild, 1t will be well
to lay down few general rules to pre-:
vent the furry and uncertainty which
hinders any real help in an accident.
Goodness and presence o. mind are
the qualities necessary.
| Find out the point Of injury. from the
| patient himself, IL able to speak, or
| from some one near. sensible enough
| to tell of 1t without superfuous words,
III the patient Is unconscious. lay him
| down on his side, with head slightly
| raised. Loosen tight clothing, sprinkle
race with cold water, give little cold
water to drink. BE very careful about
| forcing stimulants down his throat for
| fear Of strangling. Examine thorough
ly limb by limb for broken bones. If
| there be bleeding. compress the bleed
Ing temporarily, and remove patient
| to convenient couch, on no account let
| ting him sit up or try to walk. Send
for doctor and appliances as follows
in certain condition:
In Case Of Drowning.
II there be little surface warmth
when the body is drawn out Of the wa
ter, or the faintest flutter over the
heart, the muscles may be stimulate
into action and life be saved.
Put the patient on the side, and lift
him up by the legs so that the water
may run out of the mouth and air pas.
sages. Cleanse the mouth and nostrils
from sea weed and sand; loosen any
clothing which confines the chest or
abdomen. Cause sneezing, coughing
or vomiting. by holding ammonia to
the nose. bathing face with alcohol,
tickling the back Of the tongue with q
feather, thus starting the circulation.
Failing this, try artificial respiration.
| Blow air into the lungs by breathing
| lowed by quick compression on the
sides Of the chest. Alternate these
| sfforts regularly for Is minutes.
Put patient on his back, with head
| slightly over the end Of the table. Stand
at the head, grasp the arms above the
elbow, draw them up till they lie at
| full length at the side Of the head.
Keep them there for two seconds. thus
| drawing air into the lungs. Draw the
| arms down. pressing them gently and
| firmly against the sides of the chest,
holding them there for two seconds.
thus pressing the air out Of the chest.
| Continue for a quarter OF an hour or
| until an effort to breathe Is noticed,
| when warmth should be applied to in
duce circulation.
Strip off the wet clothing, dry the
| body. using friction with the hand;
| warm blankets, hot bricks or bottles,
corn on the con boiled, placed In the
! arm pits and over the stomach and
| heart all help. Be very careful to pro-
tect the patient from burns.
Give sips of hot milk, tea or coffee,
, and let the patient sleep Claim has
been made that after several hours UNI
der water life can be restored by put
ting the patient in a hot bath, meth
cd worth trial as final measure.
Treatment for Collie.
Cole from eating green apples or
other forbidden fruit. may be so in
tense as to cause fainting, with cold
sweats and a feeling that death is
near. Give hot salt and water for an
emetic, hot applications to the abdom-
inal region, mustard poultice over the
pit Of the stomach. Don't make the
pouitce too thin and strong. Always
put thin cloth between the poultice
and the skin. II made with the white
OF an egg or one-third the quantity OF
flour it will not blister. Have tho pa
tient drink hot water cup after cup, as
fast as you can induce him to take IT.
Remedies for Choking.
Spasms OF the CLOTHS "a part Of the
throat used in swalloWIng) il caused by
having swallowed something the
wrong way" A condition OF AFFECT
terror. increasing every second. Soothe
no danger" have him take short
breaths and calm down. Sprinkle face
with cold water, rub forehead spat him
OH the back. If child, swing him by
the heels. Put the finger In his mouth
and press on the root OF the tongue; II
will sometimes relieve the spasm. This
pressure is good for the spasm Of
, whooping cough.
Fish Bone in the Throat.
he l.,. a.I, tt,N-
In the mucous membrane OF the throat,
try dislodging it by chewing crust OF
bread, and swallow 1t as dry as pos
sible, thus mechanically scraping the
bone OFF with 1t. An emetic of salt and
water can be tried. If still annoyed,
1t must be removed with forceps.
Poison Ivy.
The safeguard against this poison,
Is to learn it. before you touch 1t. II
differs from the harmless Virginia
creeper which it so closely resembles,
in the number of leaves, or rather
Clefts In the leaves. The poison ivy
has only three leaves while the other
has five.
At first there are clusters of minute
pimples. changing the next day to
blisters. with intense itching, and sur
rounded with vivid red, lasting from
five TO 10 days.
Washing the parts with a great deal
OF common. cheap laundry soap has
good results. Lime water or soda and
water relieves. 1t protects the surface
and prevents itching.
Poisoned wounds from stinSs. and
bites from bees and bugs are slight in
juries unless irritating substances are
carried In with the bite. When the skin
around the bite turns black and blue,
or has small bllsters, call a doctor. APP
ply cold congresses and zinc ointment