Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-04
Health Talk, by Dr.. VIM. Brady
Artificial Respiration.

Every man. woman and child should know
exactly how TO perform artificial respiration.
u. * easier to know and to do than how to
wash dishes or steep pot of tea. In drown
ing accidents. asphyXiation from illuminating
"ss. electric shock and other emcrgensie. when
seconds or minutes are so precious, to wait for
som" one to bring pulmoior or other appn-
ratus Is to sacrifice life whereas. II you know
how To perform artificial respira ion you NAV
accomplish more than any machine can do
don't like TO think that many Of these health
talks AZ" cat out and pasted In scrap books
because some day may change my mind on
lots OF things, and to be confronted with my
"wn assertions contradicting my asser-
lions viii he rather annoying. Bu; this article
on the next paragraph wish every reader
would cut out and until he or she can
Try tn" ihini: ON "A v"lustcer subject and learn
exactly how IL works
Shal-r's Artificial i.-spira tion-place tho subj
jycr prone on ia" eround i'ronc means face
down. or rather. lying on Tia. abdoln.n) Turn
s lace to one sid" ana pnc" his hands palms
down. ON til" ground beside his face. knccl
asitidr Of his hips. l'l:,c" your hands. palms
down. fingers cutstrriched. upon the lower
ribs Lean forward 50 the weight Of your
body rests upon your rigid arms. press-
tnG ia" ribs toward the ground. This squeezes
Ia" abdomen against the ground and forces
the diaphragm upward, driving air. and per
haIs water. from the chest. Relax the pres
sure aud lean back ri rest. This permits tho
chest To expand again uhrough its own elias
tcty), drawing fresh air into the lungs. Re
peat tn" manipulation regularly nj the rate OF
Hbout sixteen pr"ssurcS in each minute as long
;a n"r"Hsary.
That IS the prone pressure" or scharer meth
nh of artiiicial respiration, aud ii is the most
efficient method eyer discovered II is also the
casicHt to understand and the easiest TO main
tain for n long time II necessary. In drowning
cases il viii life while you waiting for
doctor. pulmotor or other help. Water WIFI run
Of the chest. hecnuHe the mouth is lower
than the chest cavity In this position. 1t IS
The thing, ana the only thing for q byStandcr
to do In an emergency. IT will make even ii
dead man breathe. 1t allows the tongue To
fan forward, that the breathing is not oh
Btructcd, and any Inucus or water to drain from,
tho chcst. In fact. il you know how to perform
urtlnca respiration by Schafcr's method yon
are prepared FOR any emergency.
Questions and Answers.
perseverance, for paral ysis-For the cncour-
rrcment Of parents whose home may have been
Visited by nfnntne paralysis, won't you please
IuLlisn the following case, emitting names
which i give for your own substantiation? y
bOy received four mOnths' treatment for his
parn.,gls OF the leg ut clinic then cigh;
u1.thr at another clinic. He then tnken
TO :. hospital where AN operation for fixing the
Y.ot and ankle in a rigid position was suggest
ed an III. only apparent procedure possible
there being marked wasting and no control over
me weakened muscles. AT that time another
mother pcrHundcd the parents TO take tho child
/ 10 another hospital. where her own child hat
been greatly benefited TIL" parents REGARDED
this aa nbsurdity. but invS.ti gated n nd final
| ~ took the boy 10 the hospital, where tn,
treatment is simply daily electricity. massa sc
| hydrothsrapy and muscle education plus perse
yerancs and patience. II required seven month.
| before the child oven showed any promise o.
bearing his weight tho affected leg bu
nnsr ono full .ycnr Of treatment he Is able t.