The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-10-29
SPANISH IN
FLUENzA
erxrRaL pREPADATIoN FOR
NURSING AT HOMES. o.
$. LECTURES nos. 4
AND 2
TO YOUNG LADY VOLUNTEERS
No DIR. MARGARET PATTERSON
At Parliament Buildings, Toronto,
Tuesday, October ~, 1913
LECTURE NO. 1---GENERAL PRE-
PARATIoN FOR NURSING
AT HOME

We are beginning this morning a
very brief course of lectures. Il Is
an absolute impossibility 10 make
nurses or to give any complete idea
of nursing in the course of three
lectures, but | believe IL Is possible
10 give a sufficient description OF
certain essentials OF the sick room,
the preparation and care of the bed
and of the general observation of
the sick patient that will of great
benefit to anyone who has the time
| and will help in this emergency.
1t was decided to call this organi-
zation THE Ontario Emergency Vol
untaer Health Auxiliary" That is
rather long name for common use
and it was thought advisable to con
slider this to be an s. o. S. from the
Health Department. and that those
who took the course should .be
known as Sisters OF Service" We
Will have a distinctive badge for the
helpers, something on the plan, of
the National Service Badge, that
will be given to those who have ac-
tually engaged in service after they
have taken the course.
think It Is necessary before we
can understand anything OF prepare
anything such as machine, much
less the human body, that we know
NJ a little bit Of its construction. We
H are not going to attempt to learn
anything Of the entire human body.
We will not even talk of an anatomy
or. physiology; we are only going to
speak very briefly of the parts Of
the human body that are likely to be
affected by Influenza. We are band
ed together to fight this disease.
which seems to affect chiefly the
respiratory organs, and We are very
much concerned with tho hearts ac-
ton. This chart shows the location
at least. Of the organs OF respiration.
The organs Of respiration are the
nose and throat, the w;hdpipe and
|e two lungs. All tho internal or
IAs are controlled by what we call
the sympathetic nervous system.
They are involuntary muscles; they
do their work whether we are ASLEEP
or awake, whether conscious or un-
conscious, and the lungs are con-
trolled in that way. The action oil
breathing is controlled. partly b,
the voluntary muscles as well
Breathing consists of tho act OF talk
ing air into the chest and tho letting
of 1t out.
want you to notice and under
stand the changes that take place II
the chest. Notice the movement q
the chest in normal respiration, be
cause It is only then you can recig
nize the significance of tn, abnor
NAL. AS soon as the aid Is taken in
to the chest, and the shoulders com
back, the cavity of the chest Is &C
tually enlarged. When the air
given out fro mthe .h.,t the cavit,
Of the chest decreases. Later on
when we come to speak of pneu
monia, will point out to yon tn
difference In the action of the ches
In diseased and In normal condi
tiops.
II Ia very important that the OF
gans OF respiration should be In o
good condition as po,rn;, that til
air drawn into those cavHics sbuu,
be filterei and Thoroughly cicantd
The nose is the part OF the bod
Through which nature intended tn
Nair to enter the body and the mt
pared to fit thu air for assimilatio
in the lungs. The mucous men
brane of the nose contains nun
Der of glands which moisten an
warm the air. and number {
small hairs which grow in a dowr
ward direction. by means of whic
certain particles Of dust are take
out Of the air before Il passes int
the nose. II one wishes to for
any idea OF how much work thes
small hairs perform. and of II
secretions from the nose. blow 70,
nose and look at your handkerchi,
afterwards upon some windy da
You should take tho precaution
1, cleaning out these Lasspges, v
should at least wash out our nos,
Bufficiently often to remove the,
little particles of dust and germs tn
have adhered to them. Think tn
10 one Of the chief precautions TIL
you should take to avoid gettir
even the disease yourself any tin
have been out where there a
lhnber of people. Wash out yor
pos. don't say spray with son
isinfectant solution that will pr
ably irritate. Wash II out with
ormal saline solution of little te
poon Of salt to a pint ot wat,
lash II out by simply taking sol
that In the palm of the han
a rawlng It up the lose and draw
into the mouth. and gargle /,
lroat. Keep your teorn clean. wa
Pur teeth thoroughly with water.
to force It t. every corner a
tween all the teeth. II you
refnl IN matters of this kind }
not likely to tli>g as OF III
rms o locate t',s'e IN suf1ici
antity sr for q .r'rrlent length
Pc to invade the system. SO q
y viii be able 10 produce