Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-08

Flu is an acute infectious disease,
epidemic, now almost pandemic, con-
tagious, characterized by fever, mus
cular pains. and pain in the back ana
head, great prostraton and often az
tended by serious complications which
are the cause of death. 1t has sudden
onset, with or without chill, and fever
quickly rises to about 103 degrees. The
proper attention and care at the early
stage save any and everybody from
DEATH also worry and fear do more
harm than the disease itself. AS they
are the causes of marked decrease in
secretion of the ductless glands which
is very important to the human sys-
TEN.
Rest in bed must be the first treat
ment Of the disease and if you have
doctor and nurse, which You should
have, have perfect confidence in them.
Unless you know better treatment do
not talk against the doctor or nurses
prescription or treatment. Have good
courage and let nurses worry about
you if you ought to be worried about.
When You are in this condition you
have a strong and good start to the
recovery.
Through cleansing of bowel with
cathartic or better with enema of 10
degrees is very essential. Give plenty
! water from beginning to the end;
even if you are well drink it
The fever is caused by chemical ac-
! ton of germ or germ secretion which
stimulate heat centers that produce
more heat than the body requires and
is able to take care of. So the treat
ment must be either to counteract the
/ toxin or open some way to eliminate
/ the heat or both.
The sweating treatment or long hot
/ application at first causes heat pro-
| duction increased during the treat
ment at least to some extent. but the
atomic reaction which follows results
/ in decrease Of heat production. Heat
is communicated to the body by the
! hot application this is the chief cause
/ of the initial rise of temperature be-
fore Precipitation becomes well estab-
lished and general Later, heat
/ elimination is enormously increased
/ because Of perspiration Thus hot and
4 sweating treatments decrease heat
| production and increase elimination of
heat For the above reasons hot and
sweating treatment is recommended by
physicians.
In order to have this valuable effect
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methods are as follows:
Hot foot bath-Put both beet in
bucket or similar vessel and increase
the temperature of water by pouring
i'm hot water as hot as one can stand
for long time until sweating is gen
eral. During this time cover tho
patient with a blanket and cool the
head with ice or cold water and also
give plenty of hot lemonade.
Hot pack-Wrap patient in n blanket
and place hot water bag or brick OF
bottle to foot knee, hip. shoulder
fermentation is very valuable but other
above treatment is better when as
sistant is not trained.
The very short, vigorous cold fric.
ton increases heat production by rea
son of the action of the thermic and
mechanical stimuli on the heat centers
and contact with the cold water is o.
too brief duration to abstract much
heat from the body. But, later, heal
elimination is increased because O.
the vascular reaction in the skin. A.
! cold drives in the blood or causes in.
ternal congestion so this well-recom-
mended heat eliminating treatment i:
given after the sweating treatment t
have better effect. This could be don,
by soft towel in ice water and a ruf
with it the whole body of the patient
vigorously and quickly. When thi
can not be done use alcohol rub in.
stead
The cold water treatment has othei
very important effects. 1t produces
& leucocytosis, restores the diminished
alkalinity of the blood, produces al
active arterial hyperemia, Increase
and sustains blood pressure so tina
life giving, energizing blood circulate!
more rapidly where previously Their,
was stasis venous hyperemia, Ieuco
penia, lowered alkalinity. and a bloc,
laden with leucomaines. toxines an,
acid poisons. The elimination of toxi
products Of bacterial life is hastenet
and their oxidation increased by cold
The fall in the temperature does no
result Immediately after the abov
described treatment but rather sue
ceeds in a few hours.
The patient now must be kept warm
right after the sweat and cold treat
ment, in bed by means of pneumo
Jacket and hot water bag to the foo
and also cold to the head. This vii
assist the patient to perspire gentl
for number of hours. If the pneumo
Jacket is not available use mems clea-
under pants by applying its abdom
inal part upside down so to fit tn
neck from the front and left leg an
thigh part cross on the back and pi1
it by the sides
Above treatment may he repeats
three or four times, according to tn