The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-30

through close observation and in
quiries.
"Note carefully a choice Of words
that the text book makes in speaking
OF Inconsistencies: Perhaps no con-
dition which the first aid student
may be called upon to treat may
prove more puzzlingv Sometimes the
condition is more than puzzling-
it is battling. But perhaps the point
TO emphasize is that to make a cor
rect diagnosis Of the cause of the
Knockout is great deal more diff
dicult than the comparatively simple
operations of administering first aid
treatment. The commonest causes
of insensibility number not more
than a demonstrating, shock, cleo
trio shocks, sunstroke and heat ex-
haustion, freezing, fainting, fits,
apoplexy Tor injury to the brain)
alcoholism and a few forms of poi
soning.
"How to detect and how to treat
cases of bleeding and of shock are
matters that we have discussed be-
fore. Electric shock should carry it's
own evidence, and the first aid
treatment is artificial respiration.
The diagnosis of sunstroke, heat ex-
haustion and freezing should not he
difficult and common sense dictates
the proper procedure--do what you
can to raise or lower the patients
temperature towards normal.
1--WE have another occasion dis
cussed fainting. It should not be
necessary here to do much more
than throu out reminder that the
cause is lack Of blood to the brais.
Consequently the proper treatment
is not to raise the head. A hint or
two from the tex book is worth re-
You sometimes can
prevent faintng by having the per-
son who feels faint double over 50
that the head is between the knees.
If this is not effective at once do
not continue. Air, especially cold
air, and cold water often prevent ac-
tual fainting when a person feels
faint. If person has actually faint
ed put him in lying-down position
with his head lower than the rest Of
his body, SO that the brain will re-
ceive more blood"
Of fits the surgeon has little to
say except in the way of reinsurance
that they or not as serious as they
appear to be and usually are COM
paratively easy to treat They are
not difficult to Manufacturing
Of the limbs, resulting in
disarranged clothing; the eyes roll;
the patient may foram at the month
and bite his tongue. every rarely
are they fatal There is little to do
but to wrap a handkerchief around
'ome object that happens to be con-
and place it in the patients
mouth to protect him from injuring
ais tongue. Do not try to prevent
he convulsions. Simply place him
IN the ground where he cannot
,e bruised by his movements"
The treatment for apoplexy or for
injury to the brain is, from the first
ticklish business. The head
md shoulders must be raised, not
owered as in treating a fainting
peil. Make all speed in getting .
loctor; beware of administering any
timulants; place ice or cold cloths
o the head and take great pains to
zee that the patient gets rest and
a dark room, if possible"
10 not make the mistake, our sur
'eon cautions, of supporting that
'poplexy is peculiar to heavy-set
'etsons of florid face. Even though
he breath may suggest that the
nan has been drinking. do not make
TASTY surmises: ''the person with
poplexy may have been drinking"
r some one in the .crowd may have
,iven him = stimulant after the acci-
ent. In handling many cases Of un-
Consciousness you are on ground
hat may BATTLE the medical
nan. It IL not uncommon, - our
'olice department blotters show, for
man with apoplexy to be locked up
common drunk" and to die later
q u . cen. =