Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-16
Health Talks ov Dr.. Brady
First Aid for A.pIyxiatlon,

AsphyNiation means smothcrng. II may
DC caused by anything that shuts off or de-
creases the body's oxygen supply to a point
Deiow the minimum essential for life. Water
In the lungs from drowning viii, asphyxinte
person as surely as the Inhalation of Hum
mating gas or the exhaust gas OF an auto
mobile engine will Suppore Won .houid
encounter of asphyxiation tonight
What nrst-aid vancouver would vou cmnlov
III the effort 10 save life? Assume Won hive
dragged victim from the water. where he
mas been immersed only 4 few minutes WIN
20" make the rescue good. will you let the
victim d'e by deprivation Of Intelligent resus-
ci'atoh! Mat horrible thing IL must bo
Tor any ono to carry on his consci,nc, tb,
su'i'S khowicdEc that life has been sacri-
'ceu because he failed to apply proper restora.
I'VE measures NJ the right time! There can
oe no excuse for that kind OF Ignorance. Every
e"'io' 'o say nothing OF adults. should know
no" 10 resuscitate persons asphvxint.d no
""'e'' sas or smoke. 1t is too simple for any
one TO plead Incompetence. Any BOY soon, or
'm scout VIII SHOW you how to maintain ar
'i"c'il respiration by the best method known.
80 prone pressure method Of Sehafer The
"plii'y IN employ this method of resusci,o,iop
.': fossio'y mean the saving of n life thar
~ you 'haii your own. II you are
.,, you can do II properly. don't sleep
un'ii you have tried 1t OH "A volunteer s,h-
iect. 7''
In the case OF drowning. all popular legends
and myths about rolling the victim on !. barrel
should be dismissed as bad theory and worse
p'actlce Any water in the breathing passa yes
OF lungs will flow out while the pronc-pr.s-
sure Is being applied. In any case drown
ing. EaSsing smoke asphyxiation n So
called pulmotor or lungmo,or or other an
p"r"'ua IL or less value than properly APP
piled prone-pressure manual rcsuscitatInn for
inns Schafer method Is available instantly ANY,
where that human being can go and /, is
III the first two or three minutes tina, life
- |" be saved. IL at all. The most cornpc-
tent dlsinterestcd authorities who have studied
'"'' problem OF rcsuscitation extaustivclv as-
sure us that the manual method is aStualIy
'v''cr IMAM any treatment, with an OK
pert IN charge that may be given with pull
o."f OF iuhGhotor even IL such apparatus
Is Immediately at hand
repeat the two simple manipulations used
in applying the Schafcr prone pres ur,.
rcsuscitation. which has now displaced all the
d-tme procedures:
!. kncel aStridc or beside the subjects hips.
the subject lying prone tbclly on ground) with
the ground either side Of his head
2 Place your palms the lower ribs over
the small OF the back, your fingers and thumbs
directed outward from the spine. and lean the
weight of your body forward on your straight
arms This makes pressure on the subject =
lower chest. ana since his billy is in con-
tact with the ground, the effect is to drive
air out of his Observation-Disclosures also
water II there he any in The lungs or throat.
When you resume the previous resting posi-
ton the subjects chest resumes it's former
position from it's own elasticity with the re-
suit that air Is drawn into his chcst-inspira-
ton. You need only repeat this at the rate
OF about Fifteen ,imcs minute as long as
nay be necessary.