Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-03-24
TUBERCULOSIS CARE.
BY DIR. w. A. EVANS.

I ceiNe the bed and q chair it will still
be effective for the outdoor treatment.
The roof can be made with canvas cur
tains or a few boards n some tar
paper. The end most exposed to the
wine and rain and the sides below the
railing should be tightly boarded to pre-
vent drafts.
Second or third story porches are
supported from the ground by long Ana
posts. or, when small. they can be held
by braces set at an agile from the side
OF the house. When the long posts
are used they are all placed six feet
apart. and the space between them is
divided into three sections by 2N4 inch
timbers.
The interior is protected by canvas
curtains Fastened to the roof plate and
arranged so as to be raised or lowered
! by ropes and pulleys. These curtains
are made about six feet wide and fit
IN between the supporting posts and
rest against the smaiier timDers. This
arrangement keeps the curtains firm
during Il storm. as both rollers and
canvass can be securely tied to the
frames. This porch would cost between
$50 and $50.
With the devices just described the
nome treatment can be secured with
little cost.
Patients who are afraid of outdoor
sleeping should begin in moderate
weather. All shelters should be as i'm
conspicuous as possible. In choosing
a suitable position for a fresh air bed
room it should be remembered that ear
ly morning sounds and sunlight should
be eliminated, if possible. This can
be done by selecting q room far from
the street and by shading the bed with
blinds.
Ones neighbor should be taken into
Consideration n a position decided
upon which does not overlook his Win
doWs. porches, or yards, and, when ar
ranging for the rest cure in the reclin-
Ing chair during the day. one should
always bear in mind that it is much
more agreeable and conducive to the
~well-being of the patient to have a
peasant view to look
Miss McConachie speaks with the
authorlty OF u large experience.
On nursing care of van con
sumptives. Miss Lund, head nurse of
the Iroquois Memorial hospital. relat-
ed some of the methods taught by her
large experience as follows:
"When all unnecessary furniture and
all hangings and bric-a-brac have been
elmoVed n the old paper stripped
from the walls. the walls should be
Whlte washed. or covered with wash
able paper. or painted. Painted walls
are Inexpensive. and they have the
further advantage that they can be
washed frequently. The floor should
~ Ossi GNU lhcWlSe Frequently NtlSIleu.
Simple furniture is commendable.
and Ole. pieces can be made attractive
py having them enameled. Proper fur
nlshlngS include Il comfortable bed Gone
made of iron and raised on wooden
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BEDSIDE table, chairs. a rocking chair,
a Washstand, and even a couch on
which the patient can be placed occa-
slonally to relieve the monotony.
Two Or three pictures which can be-
readily busted and cleaned will bright
en- the bare walls one finds in what are
generally recommended as sanitary
rooms.
always add to the attrac-
t1veness of Il room, n when the bed
IS placed near the window the patient
is given the opportunity of enjoying.
to some extent at least, the pleasures of
out of doors.
The mattress should be provided
with a washable cover, Strips of mus
lin sewed across the tops of the blan-
kets Will protect them from sputum,
IN case the sheets happen to slip. Soiled
bed linen must be HANDLED as little as
possible, soaked in water, washed sep
arately, M boiled. If sputum covered,
" should be soaked in a s per cent solu-
ton OF carbolic acid or a solution OF
chloride of lime.
Instead of dry sweeping and busting
the floors should be washed with soap
and water and busted with wet cloths.
Great care should be taken In in
STRUGGLING and demonstrating to the
family how properly to care for the
room. Special attention must be given
to the bed. its comfort and it cleanli-
ness. Every nurse is familiar with
what is known as the 'Klondike' bed,
and 1T is unnecessary to discuss it here
in detail.
1. Since both patient family derive
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air. too much attention cannot be given
to proper ways Of securing 1t and at
h same time keeping the patient
warm.
Where bed coverings are limited.
warmth a be secured by sewing lay
blankets; again. sheets of
or tar PAPER keep out the old to a
great extent. Proper ventilation pre-
vents night sweats.
Means of heating the room must
be provided because Of the low vitality
of the patient and the need of f%reuuent
care.
The patients clothing needs to be
light, but warm: where wool proves
Irritating to the skin. a heavy linen
mesh has been found a good substi-
tute. due to the fact hat it dries
quickly when the patient perspires.
The patient should have two good
soap and water baths q week. The
nurse hould let the family know when
she is coming to give these baths and
explain to them that she expects them
to have ready for her towels, wash
cloths. newspapers and hot water.
Might sweats demand careful rub
ping. first with a dry towel: vinegar
sponging Is found to be effective; al
cohol rubs prevent bed sores.
The hair. nails and teeth require
special attention: boards and mus
taches should be shaved. Every pa
tient should learn to use the tooth