Milford chronicle., 1911-01-13
Arrangement Of the sickroom.

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quiet in design and color Such shoult
be the decoration Of a bedroom at any
time. but it is doubly necessary in time
Of sickness. Conspicuous wall paper
and bright colors are exceedingly irri
tating to weak nerves. A room without
a carpet is best. in health as well as
sickness. but in ordinary attacks OF H.
ness 1t is wiser not TO disturb the or
dinary appearance Of the room. as il
might have a depressing effect on the
| patient But during fevers and severe
surgical cases there should be no car
pet or draperies to hold and breed dis
ease germs.
Making the Patients Bed.
About the first thing to be consid-
cred is the bed 1t should have a
good. firm mattress. not too soft. with
blanket or pad under the lower
sheet The bedding should be light
and warm. first the cotton sheets. then
a blanket or two. as the case may re-
quire. and over this another sheet or
dimity spread The ordinary white
cOunterpane does not add materially
TO the warmth and is too heavy for
comfort. The pillows should be am
pie in number and varying in size
There should be small ones to tuck
under the shoulders. between the
knees or for a rest to the back when
the patient becomes weary of his posi-
tiOn. There should be one or two
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the patient sits up during GONZALES
cence. To make the patients bed
properly three sheets are required, be-
sides the blankets pillows and spread;
also In case OF severe illness a piece
OF rubber sheetiug three-quarters Of a
yard wide will be needed under the
draw sheet. It requires considerable !
skill to arrange bed for a sick per
Portable and free from wrinkles. Begin |
operations by drawing the under sheet |
very smoothly over the pad and tuck
ing il in well under the mattress. Pin
II at each corner with a strong safety
pin il the patient is heavy or inclined
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and across the middle Of the bed lay
the draw sheet. which ~ly be full
sized sheet. folded in han. or a smaller
one, covering about three-quarters of
a yard, in the center If a rubber is
used it should be put on under the
tress on buth sides The latter is par
ticulary useful. because it keeps the
under sheet clean for a longer time
and may be changed without disturb
ing the patient TO any extent
In putting on the upper sheet leave
I good margin turned over at top to
,Over the blanket. Tuck both sheet
md blanket in we'll at the foot so
he patient may turn comfortably with
,ut disarranging the covers Pillows
should be fitted smoothly into cases
arge enough for them or they will be
Three points to OBJ
erve about the sickbed are perfect
leanliness. no crumbs and no wrin-
les.
Care of the Room.
1t is hardly necessary to say that
be sickroom should be kept absolute
? clean. and yet it is not unusual to
nd decided signs OF disorder about 1t.
oiled towels aud linen are seen, emp
? cups and dirty dishes are often left
D the table for hours after they have
cen used. and there is a general air
disOrderliness that is not only
sainst all rules OF sanitation, but an
Dying to the patient as we'll Any
ling used about the patient-clothing,
,dding and diShes-should be remOv-
from the room at once and disin.
cted II there is the slightest infec-
IN about the disease. This is impera-
re for the health Of other members
the family. Even when there is no
fection common decency demands
is attention to the patient.
The air Of the sickroom should be
pt pure at all times. 1t is almost
ways possible to have the window
wered at the top and raised a little
the bottom to allow the escape OF
pure and the entrance Of pure air.
the bed is so near the window that
ere Is danger OF direct draft on
2 patient. place a screen in front of -
or. better still, open the window
d ft a frame two or three inches n
de and covered with coarse flannel
o the space. This will permit the
sh air to enter and will also absorb
: moisture
% not forget the Importance Of sun :
BIT in the sickroOm Not only is 1t
'ering to the patient. but sunlight
fresh air are two great germ de-
Dyers After the room has been
tied by having the floor and all the
Ddwork wiped with a damp cloth
patient should be covered with an
ra blanket and the windows and
rs opened to admit a free circula.
OF air for a few minutes. An
n CRATE fire is also an excellent
hod Of keeping the air pure
Giving a Sponge Bath In Bed.
sfore giving the bath all arrange
It's should be made for 1t and ev-
hing needed in the process should
lear at hand. The room should be PI
m. and during the bath it will be ~,
to keep the windows closed. II Blin
patient is weak or likely to take sorb