Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-11-05
TO REDUCE NUMBER
DEATHS IN U.S.MINES
FEDERAL DEPARTMENT TAKES
UP MATTER or FIRST AID.
Many Overcome With Gas Poisoning
and Electric Shocks May ne Saved
by Prompt Action ny Mine En-
ployea.

Washington. Nov. lin line with
Its campaign TO reduce the number Of
deaths In the mines In the United
States the federal bureau OF mines
some time ago appointed a commit
tee OF eminent physicians and sur
geons 70 develop an eficient method
OF resuscitation TO be administered
by miners and other persons 20 a fell
low workman overcome by electric
shock or by gases in places which
cannot be reached by a physician OF
surgeon In time TO save life.
AZ a result Of this committees re-
port just made. the bureau Of mines.
through Director Joseph A. Holmes.
recommends the following procedure
in rendering FIRST aid 60 those In need
OF ARTIFICIAL respiration;
The recommendations apply not
only 10 men who are overcome by
electric shock or gases In mines. but
also TO persons suffering from the ef-
fects OF Illuminating gas poisoning or
from electric shock anywhere The
Recommendations are. therefore. OF
Importance TO many thousands Of
workmen.
Delay IL serious.
In case Of gas poisoning remove
victim at once from the gaseous at
mospherc. Carry him quickly 60
fresh air and Immediately give man
aul artificial respiration. DO not stop
10 loosen clothing. Every moment
OF delay IN scrioua
In case OF electric shock break cleo
trio current Immediately. Free the
patient from the current with n single
quick motion. using any dry nom
conductor. such a. clothing. rope OF
board. 60 move patient or wire. Bs
ware Of using any metal or moist
material Meantime have every e.
fort made 20 shut OF current
Attend instantly Go victims breath
ing. n the victim In not breathing
he should be given manual artificial
respiration at once.
II the patient IL breathing SLOWLY
and regularly do not give artincia
respiration. but let nature rcstor'
breathing unaided.
In gRE cases give oxygen. N tn
lpatient has been n victim OF gas xiv
him pure oxygen. with manual arti
hciai respiration.
no Give Oxygen.
The oxygen may be given throug
Ia breathing has from "A cylinder hav
ling a reducing valve. with connectin
tubes and face mask. and with an IN
npiratory and an exploratory valve. q
which the latter communicates direct
~ with the atmosphere.
No mechanical artificial reHuscitai
Ing device should be used unless on
Operated by hand that has no suctio
eject on the lungs.
Use the schaefer or prone pre-
sure method OF ARTIFICIAL respiration
Begin at once. A moments delay
serious.
Continue tho artificial respiration
N necessary. continue two hours O
longer without interruption until nat
urai breathing In restored. II natu
raj breathing stops after being r.
stored use ARTIFICIAL respiration agaii
DO not give the patient any ilqui
until he II fully conscious
Give him fresh air. but keep hi
body warm.
Send for nearest doctor as soon a
accident II discovered.
The members OF the committee ~
porting 10 the bureau OF mines Ii 4
follows; Or. w. u. Cannon. chair
man. professor OF Psychology. iar
ward university; DIR. George w. Grill
. professor OF surgery. Western is
serve university. Cleveland; DIR. Joi
eph Erlanger. professor OF physio
ogy. Washington university, -. Louii
DIR, fandell Henderson. professor I
physloiOgy. Yale university. and ID
=. j, Meltzer. head OF the departmeT
OF PSYCHOLOGY and pharmacolog,
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