The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-11-04
SIMPLE MEANS FOR
RESUSCITATION
PRESCRIBED
Federal Bureau of Mines Pub
fishes in Bulletin Form
Methods of Restoration for
Gas Victims.

Washington. Noy. 2.-tn line with
los campaign Co reduce the number
of deaths iu the mines of the United
States. the federal bureau OF mines
some time ago appointed "a commit
toe or eminent physicians and sur
ecous to develop an efficient method
OF rcsuscitatiou TO be- administered
by miners ur other persons 60 "a fell
low Workman overcome by electric
shock cor by gases Boa places which
cannot Doe reached bS a physician or
surgeon iu time Co save life.
As O. result OF this committees re-
port just made. the bureau OF mines,
through Director Joseph A. Holmes
recommends the following procedure
iu rendering first aid to those Boo need
of artificial respiration
Tho recommendation apply not
oult Co men who arc overcome by
electric shock or gases IN mines, hut
also 60 persons suffcrins from the
effects OF Illuminating gas poisoning
or from electric shock anywhere. The
recommendation are, therefore, OF
Importance Go many thousands of
workmcn.
IN case of gas poisoning. remove
victim at once from the gaseous at
mosphgrc. Carry him quickly 20
fresh air and Immediately give man
nal artificial respiration. DO not
stop o. loosen clothing. Every mo-
wcut Of delay is serious.
lu care Of electric shock. break
electric current instantly Free tho
Iati,lt from the current with "a sin
gle quick motion, using amy dry non
conductor such as clothing, rope. or
board. o. move patient CO.. wire. BEE
ware % using amy metal or moist
material Meantime have every eff
fort made to shut of current.
Attend instantly Co The victim s
breathing o. tho victim BE- not
breathing. ne should boz given %taarunl
artificial respiration at once.
II tho patient is breathing slowly
ana regularly. do not give artificial
respiration, but Oct nature restore
breathing unaided.
Iu gas cases. give oxygen u tho
patient mas been "a victim Of gar, give
him pure oxygen. with manual arti-
fetal respiration.
The xyseu may be gwen through
q breathing bag from a cylinder have
ing "a reducing valve with connecting
tubes and face masks. and with am
in spiratory and on exploratory valve,
of which the litteI communicates %.
rectly with the atmosphere.
No mechanical artificial rcsusci-
tatiug device should Doe used unless
one operated by hand that has no
suction effect ou the luu-s
Use tho sehaefor or prone pressure
method of artificial respiration. Be-
gin at once a moments delay IS
serious
Continue che artificial respiration
~ necessary. continue two hours or
longer without interruption until nat
ural breathing is restored. n natural
breathing stops after being restored.
usc artificial respiration agdIu.
DO not give The patient ans liquid.
until hc is fully conscious.
Give him fresh air, but keep his
body warm.
send for the nearest doctor as soon
as accident Be- discovered
Tho members OF the committee rec
purting Co the bureau of mines are
ass follows Dr. " b. Cannon. chair
man. professor OF physiology. Uar-
ward university; DR. George W. Grille.
professor OF surgery. Western Bee
serve university. cleveland. o.. Dr.
Joseph Erlaugcr. professor of phgs.-
ologl. Washington university. ST.
Louis ur Yaudcl Henderson. pro-
fcssor uf physiology. Yale university,
and Dr. $ j Meltzsr. head of tho de-
partmcnf of physiology and pharma-
colony, Rockefeller Institute for Med
lcai Research