The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-06-06
Rules. Guidance yellow Fever Nurses,
MADE AT HOME

Inc Symptoms-Chiefiy sensations,
pains in the bones, headache, pains in
the back and knee joints, sometimes
sickness of the stomach and vomiting.
When the fever shows itself the skin
becomes dry and hot, the pulse becomes
dry and full, the face red and flushed,
the eyeballs become red and painful. If
not attended to Immediately, the fever
goes to the brain and the patient be-
come delirious.
The Treatment-W Whenever any of
the above symptoms are apparent, let
the patient be undressed and be put in
bed between blankets. Give a simple
dose of medicine, either castor oil or q
bottle of nitrate of magnesia. The lat
ter is more agreeable to take and more
cooling to the blood. Get a foot bath
that will hold at least a bucket Of wa
ter, fill it three-quarters full of hot wa.
ter. put into it nearly a full cup of mus
tard, Put the foot-tub on the bed un-
der the blankets; let the feet of the pa
tient remain in this bath fnlly half an
hour. keeping the blankets well tucked
in around the neck. When the foot-tub
is withdrawn, do not stop to wipe the
feet, but cover up as closely as posi-.
Bile so as to produce p%erspiration. Let
the foot bath be repeated while the
pains remain in the bones.
1t is much better for the patient ia
have plenty of fresh air to breathe, but
do not allow a draft 30 as to check per-
spiration, which must be kept up while
the fever lasts. The patient must not
be allowed to get out of bed, sit up or
change his clothes or take any kind of
food. His drink must be small quaint.
ties of ice water, or lemonade. Ice
crushed in a towel a be given in
small quantities; this is cooling to the
stomach. By all means keep the pa
tient perfectly quiet and free from all
kinds of excitement. Must not be al
lowed to become depressed. The nurse
must be intelligent, cheerful, but not
laxative.
There should be no one allowed in
the room but the nurse, and she should
never be absent from the bedside even
for a moment. If there is no relapse,
the fever is apt to leave within n
hours, but should it continue longer,
there is no occasion for alarm, for dur.
ing the whole epidemic of 81 have
known the fever to last four or five
days without abating, and the patient
recovered Great care must be taken
to keep up a gentle perspiration during
the continuance of the fever.
AS loon as the fever leaves, if the
patient should be too faint or weak, let
a teaspoonful of good brandy or wills.
key be given in the same quantity OF
ice water with a little white sugar,
from time to time. Should sickness OF
the stomach appear, a mustard plaster
must be applied to the chest to pre-
vent vomiting. The feet and legs are
apt to be cold; these must be rubbed
with dry mustard, and long wooden
stockings put on.
N~ourishment must be given in very
small quantities and of the lightest
kind--say two tablespoonful of barley
water, rice or cornmeal cruel at inter.
walls of two hours, or whatever the
stomach may be able to bear during the
' first day, counting from the time the
fever leaves. The next day a little
chicken broth or tea can be given. Al
forwards tea and toast and a little
broiled chicken, or a couple of fresh
oysters, if it should be the season fol-
| them.
On no account should the patient be
allowed to eat strong or indigestible
food, as more deaths occur from this
cause, and leaving the bed too soon,
than almost any other.
Thu greatest trouble is in convincing
the patient that he must stay in bed
some days after he thinks he is well.
Often persons thought themselves per.
fectly well, pnd only committed the
small indulgence of walking across the
room to look out of the window and re.
naming but a short time, died in a few
hours.
Others, feeling themselves entirely
recovered. being excessively hungry,
ate a hearty meal and died in two OF
three hours after. About the tenth
day, if everything goes on smoothly,
and the patient has had no relapse. he
can have his clothes changed and sit up
awhile. If he should feel weak, he
must lie down again. The patient car
drink Scotch ale or good lager beer dur.
ing convalescence.