The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-11-08
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CALLED Tl)0 sOOk
Not Necessary N Summon Doc
tor In Mid Cases Oh Spar
ish Influenza.
REST N BED Is IMPORTANT
Acute 1AaStase VI ksdsssf and ts~s
ias Services hakss u Imperative
That People ksssn semsshtns
Of Cars Of 6ash.

| That People isasn samsshims
sf Cars Of sash-
| washsngten.~--in mn eifart 10 rsancs
unnecessary calls on the ever~wsrke:
physicians throughout the coaatry hs
cause u tbs pxsssHs epiasmie Ut tn
aa@szmv safg~oa assa-fal Elas vt TIA
Cnited States psshtie health services
calls upon the bsopie VI tie country Il
harn s1nvtliEs about the hoGns cass
Of patients Ill with tnitasnxa. Pay
sieisns syesywhve have complained
ahont ,ha large humber of unae~essars
| sails they have had 70 make becaass
VI this Inability ~ many pN"ple TO dis
siBgulsh b~tweea the cases requiring
expert medical care Hnd tS4e.s shlsh
eould readily b. Jared for without q
| physician. With influenza cansinaiag
10 sprsad In many parts ~ she eoais'
try, and with an acute shortage ~ doe.
tors and narsss sverYwhrfe, every un'
necessary call 20 .ithSr physselahs ~
| nurses. makes II NJ mach harder To
meet tbs uEgrnt nssds II the patients
| whs are srfleasiy III.
Present csnsrsst~n Spcss@ds
'*Flte tFea.ys4I ssaEtatina+' said thu
surseon geueRal. "tlas been spstllssi ny
having lad expert nl~siical and nnrsins
rare readily available, II was nast SO
Ia the days M eur xFsatiaoIhers. when
s.efy xosd housewife ANS expected 10
xnoa good deal about the care u the
sirs-
Every person whe feels sick and
appears 10 hs developing an attack
u Influenza should az onsc be put 10
he'd Ia u wsll.yeasi!atea room. IL hts
bowels have moved regularly. II Is not
ascessary 10 give rhysic; whrr@ u
physic II Needed. dose Of castor oil
or Rochelle salts Should be given.
THE room should be- cleared VI nil
unnecessary furniture, brte4a-brac. aud
/ ssE&. A sasla, s.sss.sgA 4sttfef.. ami jssgtis
bowl. soap and towel should be- at
'sasesf tIs,.&esahlyr la the ~gssasa or lust
outside ths door
n ,he patient In feyeelsh doctor
should be- called. and this should he
done Ia Hny cr~, II the patient appears
yerJ stck ~ coushs ~ plnkIsh (hlo"d.
valnedl sputum. or hr,aIhe@ rapidly
sHd painfully,
Nest Of the ratients cough Wy con
siderable Ancus, Ia sorur, there In
much mucous discharged from the bore
aud throat This material should not
be collected la hahds.Tchisfs. but
rather tn htts Of old rags. or toilet IN.
per. or on paper nsphins. A. soon ~
aasi. these rugs or papers should b.
placed In = paper bag kept beside tbs
bed Pocket haHdkerehiefs are out ~
place in the alex room and should not
b. used by patients The rags or pa
perx In the paper bsg should b. burned.
The patients with not be hungry,
and the diet should therefore be Hight.
MIN, soft boiled esq. some toes, or
crackers, a bit Of Jelly or lam. st~wed
fruit. some cooked ceres HE oatmeal,
hoaitny or r,ce~-thess will suffice Ia
most cases,
~ - ~ rGasnfsrs a. Rasleas.,, -s,. 81. .r-,.
The comfort II The paIlcat depends
ON nuuaher ~ little thIhg~ and these
should nat be overlooked Amaug
,hes. n,Ay he mentioned a seii-ysnSl
lated rUoia thoroughly clean bed
With tresh. sntsth sheets ard Nhaw-
ca.s< quiet. so THAI refreshing sleep
ray he had ce~al drinking water ceh-
,eslwn1ly placed coed comprsss to
the forehead II there ia hesdache.
k..piRg the gaIienf's hands i fne
clean ud the hair csWtcd seeplns
his mouth C',an preferably VITA Scnte
pleasant mouth wash letting thr ra'
sl.nt know that someone Is within clll,
but not annoying him with tHo much
tnssiug. stsinx the ratieni pieaty ~
eppnttunity to r~., ana sleep
$50 mach for the paueBt II 10
eqaaiiy important 20 coasider the per
son who Is caring tnr htsn. II IL I'm
p,rJant ~ rwsWetn'ef INST he 'issegss
ia spread by breathing serfu|a,'ea mat
ter sprayed Into the MIR by ta~ yasiesA
Ia cuaxhgug or even ia ordinary breath
tng. III. attendant sauald therefore
wear cause mask over her mouth
and nase white she Il Ia the sick rra'a.
otssrvs cteanilnssA
'~rhe attsutsat should. II pasSlhis.
sear q washable gown or AN sprna
which enver> the ireSs This will make
II puca Simpler 10 ssoia Infection,
IT So desirable that all attendants
learn how Is use u fever thertaenetrr.
This Il rNt MI alj difficult matter, and
the us. " sorh Il Thermometer IL a
great hrip IN taviHs fer the patients
In elaSihs aui lesy h. utiSnn'er.
s,s~,s', I Wish 10 leAv" enc worI II
cagfson; II sa dNahf MI toe dae;or.@