Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-27
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HELP IN ACCIDENTS
What to Do in Emergencies
While Waiting for the Doc
tor to Arrive.

to lay down Il few general rules to pre-
Vent the furry and uncertainty which
Goodness and presence of mind are
the qualities necessary.
Find out thcp point of injury, from the
patient himself. If able to speak. d.
from some one near. sensible enough
to tell of it without s,,perfluous words.
If the patient is unconscious. lay him
down on his side. with head slightly
raised. Loosen tight clothing. sprinkle
face with cold water. give "a little cold
water To drink. BE Very careful about
forcing stimulants down his throat for
fear OF s%trangling. Examine thorough
ly limb by limb for broken bones. IL
there be bleeding, - the bleed
ing temporarily. and remove patient
to convenient couch. OF no account let
ting him sit up or try to walk. Send
Tor Il doctor and appliances as follows
in certain condition:
In Case of Drowning.
III there be q little surface warmth
when the body is drawn out OF the wa
ter. or the faintcst iutter over the
heart, the muscles may be stimulated
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
sagcs. Cleanse the mouth AM nostrils
from sea weed and sand; loosen any
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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
into the patients mouth regularly. fol-
lowed by quick compression on the
sides of the chest. Alternate these
efforts regularly for Is minutes.
Put patient on his back. with cad
slightly oven the end OF the table. Stand
at the head. grasp the arms above tho
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 Dr.
until an effort to breathe is noticed,
when warmth should be applied to in
uce circulation.
Strip off the wet clothing. dry the
body. using friction with the hand;
warm blankets. hot bricks or bottles,
corn on the cob boiled. placed in the
arm pits and over the stomach and
heart all help. BE very careful to pro-
tect the patient from burns.
Civ sips of hot milk. tea or coffee.
and let the patient sleep. Claim has
been made that after several hours UNI
der water life car be restored by put
ting the patient In a hot bath, a meth.
cd worth trial as a final measure.
Treatment for Collie.
Collie 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 he stomach. Don't make the
poultice too thin and strong. Always
put a thin cloth between the poultice
and the skin. If made with the white
of an egg or one-thard the quantity OF
flour it will not blister. Have the pa
tlent drink hot water u after cup. as
fast as YOU can induce him to IKE 1T.
Remedies for Choking.
Spasms of the CLOTHS Ca part of the
throat used in s~wallowing) is caused by
having swallowed something the
wrong way A condition OF abject
terror. increasing every second. Soothe
patient ii possible: tell him there Is
no danger" ave him take short
preaths and calm down. Sprinkle face
with old water. rub forehead, spat him
ON the back. If Il child. swing him by
the heels. Put the finger in his mouth
and press III the root of the tongue; it
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pressure is good for the spasrn OF
wllooping cough.
Fish Bono in tho Throat.
If the curved ends of a shbon stick
in the mucous membrane of the throat.
try d%islodging it by chewing a crust of
bread. and swallow it as dry as pos
Hible. thus mechanically scraping the
bone off with it. 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 it. III
differs from the harmless Virginia
rreeper which il 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 Mex day to
b~listers. with intense itching, and sur
rounded with vivid red. lasting from
five to 10 days.
of common. cheap laundry soap has
good results. Lime water or soda and
water relieves. 1t protects the surface
and prevents itching.
Poisoned ounds from stings. and
bites from bees and bugs are slight in
juries unless irritating substances are
around the bite turns black and blue.
ply cold congresses and zinc ointment
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