Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-27
LECTURE BY DR. WALKER.
Valuable Hints on First Aid Illus
 trated Where Possible.

The young people of the Epworth League and Christian Endeavor society met for social time in the chapel of the First Congregational church at 7.30 o'clock Wednesday evening. The lecture room and parlor were thrown together and over the connecting arch were suspended branches of greenery while at the left was a bank of daisies and ferns, the color scheme of green and white in both rooms being car ried out by white roses daisies and ferns
 Selections of instrumental music by Miss Cecile Hale and Theodore Sterry and solo by Miss Bernice Underwood were listened to with pleasure. All were welcomed by the pastor and the president of the C. E. society and in- vited to remain after the lecture while light refreshments were served
 There were nearly sixty present at o'clock to listen to the lecture on First Aid to the Injured by Dr. Lester E. Walker. The near approach of July Fourth, the swimming season and the fruit trees make this subject a timely one the speaker said. The important facts of the ten lectures given at the Y M C. A. were brought out. In surface burns, blisters and burns in the deeper tissues, cleanse parts exclude the air. use some form of oil-in calling the doctor state na- ture and extent of injury. Hemorrhage arterial the blood is red. spurts; in venous, it flows: capillary, oozes. In arterial apply tourniquet between cut and heart; venous. bind wound close ".
 Sunstroke, the body is cold. remove to shade. apply heat. In heat prostra- tion pulse is often 110. body is hot apply ice or immerse patient in tub Snakes. use tourniquet. suck the wound, give whiskey and apply on the bite For insects, household am monia. Compound fracture, apply long stick on either side reaching above or below nearest joint. or place limb on pillow and bind so there can be no motion. Dislocation of joint. known by slight elevation-send for surgeon Painting, have head lower than the body Coma. unconscious with loud breathing. In picking up people fallen by the way policemen often mistake coma for intoxication and many lives are lost by this mistake Tn epilepsy place the patient where he cannot in jure himself and put folded hand kerchief in the mouth to protect the tongue. Nothing else can be done. Suffocation and smotherfng are a1- most alike, in entering room full of smoke the safe place Is near the floor; cover the mouth with water soaked cloth.
 Drowning-To those who cannot swim call out. Don't be afraid, you will be saved" If calm place both hands on your choulder: if fearful seize by the hair; if struggling con- tinues so that you cannot tow, dip up and down the drowning person until he is unconscious and then. swim to shore. thus saving your own life and his. To resuscitate make an elevation; place person across with head hang ing down; pull out the tongue. Then hriv over the head, then forward upon chest pressing them down and con- tinue for one and one half hours. Four methods of carrying one helpless from an accident when no help can be sum- moned were illustrated. The different aids were plainly described and clear ly illustrated by actual practice on tho platform so that in an emergency they could be rendered by any one of those present