Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-18
NO. z-NURsERY EMERGENCIES
AND HOW TO MEET THEM.

The most common emergency IN the
nursery is vomiting. To the shame Of
many mothers. this is a recurrent
emergency. The child Is relieved. but
not cured. The cause Is not sought
and removed.
Vomiting means an error IN diet,
acute or chronic Sometimes a child
has overloaded its stomach without
the knowledge or consent OF its par
ents. Again these recurrent stomach
attacks" are due 70 regular diet which
does not agree with the child. In the
latter case. the vomiting must first be
treated, and then the diet must be
changed.
When the vomiting starts. all food
must be stopped, bottle food. breast
milk and even water. until the attack
is over. One or two cathartics should
be given, castor oil or calomeI Gallo
mel Is more apt 70 be retained. The
dose is one-tenth Of One-fourth Of
grain At intervals Of half an hour until
one grain has been given to a baby.
two grains to an older child II the
child is old enough 20 drink from a
cup. a solution Of baking soda, one tea
spoonful TO a glass of water. should
be given until the vomiting has ceas-
ed. and water can be retained.
Then the nursing baby should be
given the breast for considerably less
than the usual time. so that the stom-
ach shall not be overloaded. The bot
tie baby should have its milk or food
weakened by more than the usual
amount OF boiled water or barley va
ter. The child old enough 10 eat solid
food should be given only few table
spoonfuls Of clear broth or bouillon at
first. and no solid food until normal
conditions are restored.
II the mother finds that she cannot
control this vomiting. say in eight or
ten hours. she should send for the fam I
fly physician. II may be the symptom I
OF some acute illness. like measles, I
pneumonia. scarlet fever, etc.
Diarrhoea. especially when the baby I
is teething. strikes terror to the ma
ternaI heart.
Treatment must be prompt and firm. 4
All food must be stepped at once. and .
oathartic mist be given Immediately. I
Castor oil is the safest and most sooth-
ing cathartIc for young children. Up
20 six months the dose IS a teaspoon
ful OF oil. After that a tablespoonful
NAV be administered with good re-
suits. II the small stomach will not
retain the oil. give calomel in the same
dose prescribed for vomiting. This
treatment will suffice until a doctor is
summoned Sometimes il proves so
ehicacious that q physician is not re-
quired |,
Bur better far than curing diarrhoea
IL preventing il. Il
II IS generally caused by uncleaa I
milk and wrong food Keep the milk
for the bottle-fed baby clean and cool
DO not allow the bresst-fed and bottle
fed baby TO overload its stomach.
Group is another nursery terror.
This il the sTasmOdic contraction of
the larynX. and may accompany a Sc
we're cold or may manifest its presence
before the mother realizes that the
rhiId has taken cold Some babies so
through their nursery days without a
single attack OF this terrifying malady. !
Others are subject TO II. Ii
Usually the patient wakes suddenly. I
gaping for breath A mother who has {
~ least six th.cknesses. Place this ,
quickly about the neck from ear 20 \
Ear. underneath the chin. Cover with ,
3 piece OF oiled silk or thick waved :
paper. which is held or By a handker- y
chief tied about the neck. Change this a
'verv half hour until tho Group has I
.ubsided. WREN IL should be discon- '
.nued.
"t2b Cover the bed or crib with a ?