Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-12
Dr.. Brady's Health Talks
Artificial Respiration

II is certain that every child of
school age should he taught how TO
SWIM TINS is far more important than
TO know how to play piano. or dance
or sing. And there is no reason what
ever why every child of school age
should not know precisely how to per-
form artificial respiration, for the feat
is as simple as simple can he. How
many people have been allowed to die
while supposedly intelligent human
beings stood helplessly by, not know
ms how to make the drowned or,as-
phyXiated victim breathe
Here is the most efticacious method
OF artificial respiration known. Grasp
II and teach i! 10 the children by a
practical demonstration on one OF
them.
|, is called "shafer's method. after
the man who first pra CT iced it,
How to DO II.
Place the unconscious person on the
ground or noor on the level face
turned 10 one side, palms down beside
faee. prone-that is. chest and abdo-
men resting on the ground.
kneel beside or astride of the body
over the hips.
Rest the palms of your hands. lin
gers turned outward 10 either side,
upon the floating ribs" the lower
ribs.
Arms rigid, lean forward. bringing
part OF Your weight TO bear down upon
the ribs This suuccZes the abdomen
against the ground and forces air out
Of the chest. Release the pressure
after few seconds and rest a few
seconds. This allows the elastic chest
,and diaphragm MUSCLE to draw in
fresh air.
Repea, this simple maneuver not
faster than eighteen times per minute
as long as necessary-and in drown
ing cases an hour IL never too long 10
continue.
Any water in the chest runs out by
the force OF gravity. as we'll as the
pressure made on the chest 4 child,
once shown how, can do this as well
as an adult. and IL does not exhaust
the operator as did the old-timc arm
pumping method. BESIDES this method
has been found 70 give Il greater cy-
change Of air than any other normal
method Of artificial resp!ratior
Try il on any live subject and see
/ how II works. II would make even a
dead subject inspire and expire freely
Pre-Nntni Influence.
Please give me your opinion of pre-
natal influence. writes Madam T.
am preparing paper TO read at my
i club.
Answer-Let us come and say i, IN
I person II IS It rather large subjec,
/ 10 discuss In line Of type. However
} We consider ii some nine-tenths poppy
J cock
The Rest Cure.
VIII you kindly describe the Wicr
! Mitchell rest cure and tell me how il
! derives its name?
! wcr-The late DR.. Weir Mitchell
I neuroloeist and author, introduced the
F., treatment. II is for ncurasthcnia-
/ nervous exhaustion or prostrat!on-and
! consists Of absolute rest in bed with
! the most rigid diet and nursing and
! isolation for several weeks The idea
/ is TO enable the body 10 store up On
crGy.
No smoke for Group.
would you advise IN" use OF lipuid
/ tar and turpentine, the miXtur" 70 bt
I burned and the smoke inhaled by chill.
! dren with Group Or whOop!ng- cough?
Auawer-%o. We advise inhalation.
. Of cold or at least outdoor air.
ChiId May HAVE BrIGhts Disensc
Does child AVE years old ever gel
| Rrights disease?
, Answer-VerY frequently Conpli.
eating or following tn" cxanth"ms-
/ scarlet fever particularly.