Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-06-21

IS held very loosely while tho two FIRST
fingers OF the nurses hand are allowed
To iall very lightly over the artery, which
beats just below the thumb. The pulse
should never be counted while the pa
icnt is excited. that is why doctors
usually make ii a casual process ~
possible, SO as to get the pulSations III
der normal conditions. The normal
pulse OF a healthy person runs from rs
To ~ beats minute. In recording the
rulSations. state whether they are rcg,-
lar nr "Stringy, strong or week fast or
slow.
Can YOU tell whether person. has
lever without Il thermometer? MANY
persons can 10y simply feeling tho face
with the palm OF the hand II the face
Is dry aud burning that is a sign OF ic
yer, OF course. Another WAY to test the
patient Tor fever without a thermometer
Is to feel under the armpit with the
hand. This part OF the body will often
register fever while the face is still
cool Lots OF doctors place The tlicr
momctcr under the arinpt il the patient
Is child or dcliriouS and ap, to bite the
glass tube. II is we'll, however, To have
thermometer in the home medicine
chest and to know how To use il. BE
sure that it is absolutely clean before
YOU put /, in the patients mouth, and
that the mercury does not register more
than normal about S95-S degrees.
usually marked on the thermometer
with Il red line or mark OF some sort.
Leave the tube i'll the patients mouth
Tor few minutes and then record what
II registers
he respiration is very important in
many diseases, especially those Of the
chest and lungs. The normal rcsnira
ton runs from Is to n 4 minute The
risc and 'lall pf the chest can sometimes
bc counted with the naked eye, bu, il
Is often necessary Ia lay the head very
gently on the chest and listen FOR the
breathing. You can tell in this WAY
whether II is laborcd or weak. too fast
OF too slow, which should all be record
cd
The doctor often asks you Ia note the
condition OF the tongue. You Should
then record whether it is coated and
dry of brownish color or red and
glossy
a yustard plaster seems like very
simple order. and probably a doctor
would never dream thai any woman did
not know how Ia make one. vet, am
sure. that a great many do not know
how TO prepare the mustard plaster
properly. q doctor Of experience rec
ou'Iivnds thai two parts Of ndAsccd be
mixed with one part oi dry mustard
the iiaxsccd where most people usc
flour proves less sticky and brings bet
ter results. a paste is made OF the
ilaxsccd and mustard and cold water
which is spread on thick piece oi
muslin and covered with piece OF
chccsccloih. The plaster is applied will
the chccsccloth next 10 the skin Thi,
should be LEI, on from ten to twenty
minutes. 1t should not bc allowed 10
blister tho skin, but should il irrilaic
too much. apply cold cream or the white
al All egg afterwards.
Occasionally. as in the case Of Sc
we're headaches, high fever and chronic
appendicitis, cold congresses are or
dcrcd. These may be prepared in scy-
eral ways, but perhaps the hest il Ia
place a block Of ice in basin with 4
small amount of water around il and
folding old linen to two or three thick
ncsScs. apply one compress while the
other is getting cold on the ice
hot ioolbatll is best given to the
patient as She is seated on the side oi
the bed, well protected from draugh,
and cold. The water should be kept as
hot as possible by adding TO it from
time to time
The weight OF All ice cap should
never be allowed to iall on the head oil
the patient. Make a bandagc around
the cap and pin ii. to the pillow, so that
it just touches the head without rest
ing on il.
These are some rt the most common
things which the doctor will order and
probably not think II necessary 10 cx.
plain. For anything more involved hc
will most likely give more explicit di.
rcctions. The home nurse should al
ways remember these things, too, that in
the case of sickness there can not bt
any such thing as too much cleanliness
too much fresh air or too much quiet
for the sick person
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