The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-11
WHEN A MAN BROWNS

The South Coast News, Laguma Beach, Call
fornia recently had remarkable story of re-
suscitation which should interest everybody.
December 14th the News says water waiter s per
and Mack Thomas spent several hours SURF
board riding. An adverse tide forced the boys
| to make q hard swim TO- the shore. The three
last named reached shore oil right and discov-
cred that Walter was missing. Eugene smith
| Is one Of the best swimmers along the coast.
He led the other two back after waiter They
brought his body ashore apparently lifeless
An examination by physician showed no
sign Of life, no heart action. no respiration.
| The Newport Beach fire departments inha-
lator squad worked steadily for seven hours on
| the drowned man. At the end Of that time
| faint heart action was detected. the prone
pressure respiration was kept up with the pa
| tient inhang carboxygen from the inhalator
bag until the physician In charge permitted re"
moval Of the patient to hospital
carboxygen Is the coined word for mix
ture Of carbon dioxid gas and oxygen, In the
| proportion Of approximately per cent OF
carbon doxid With 90 per cent OF oxygen.
| Carbon dloxid (dioxide Is old spelling) Is the
gas produced wherever carbon burns WITH a
| free supply Of Dir or oxygen. Normally the air
we breathe contains u small fraction OF per
cent of carbon dioxid, perhaps 20 per cent or
oxygen and nearly so per cent OF nitrogen. IN
| the lungs some of the oxygen Is absorbed ana
some carbon dioxd IL given of, 30 that the ex-
pired breath contains perhaps to6 per cent
| OF oxygen. The nitrogen Is always present IN
approximately tho same proportion IN any air
Ito to so per cont.
l. The carbon dioxid In the air Is the naturaS
| stimulant Of breathing. Pure air Is not such a
| powerful stimulant to the breathing as IL air
expired from ones lungs Hence the old meth
cd OF direct mouth to mouth insunlation. or
blowing ones breath into the patients lungs,
while COMPRISING the patients nostrils ana
gently resting q hand on the patients belly, ~
an effective method OF resuscitatlon, particu-
Iarly for newborn infants who fail to bretahe.
The inhalator as devised by Henderson and
Haggard Is merely convenient reservoir or
tank for this oxygen and carbon dioxid mix
ture, with an infatabe rubber bag and a
mask or cover for mouth and nose which fits
snugiy upon the face by means of an inflated
rubber RIM The inhalator Is NOT breathing
machine, NOT a pulmotor, Not lung ma
made to breathe, by the regular prone pres
sure manipulation or Schafer method.
No one can say with absolute certainty. and
particularly under the tense circumstances o.
such q rescue, whether the victim is dead be-
yond recall. No humane bystander can discon-
tinue efforts at resuscitation inside of two hours
after the rescue. This Laguna Beach case, If
accurately reported, would seem to establish
record. In any event the men who participated
in it deserve much credit and the community
should feel real pride in the achievement.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Oh, Oh. Uvula Gone
What is the junction of that little tip of the
soft palate that hangs down from the roof OF
case where a child had a throat operation and
since the operation the parents have discovered
that this little tip Is missing. (1sev r. H. A.
Answer-It is called the uvula. 1t has
particular function. 1t is often shipped off, in
tentionally The child will never miss it If the
parents can keep the dread secret
Large Pupils
What does large pupil in the eye Indicate?
(Agnes).
Answer-Goodness, Agnes. In the bright
light the pupil contracts; in shadow 1t dilates.
When you look at something at distance 1t
dlates enarses; when you look at some-
thing close by II contracts. II has no relation
TO the subject you mention.
B0tuIism
In making dili pickles with fresh string
beans, by just pouring the vinegar over them
and sealing. II there the same danger Of get
ting that poison that people sometimes get
from canned bcans and other canned yegeta-
bies? Would boiling Kill the poison? Mrs >. y.
Ia
Angwer--ff the vegetables are contaminated
with the B0tuinus bacillus before the pickiiDg
or canning there ls danger OF poisoning. A thor
ough cooking on removing from the can IL
further precaution against such poisoning. Any
such vegetable that looks. tastes or smells even
slightly queer when taken from the can
should be discarded.
Copyright John w. Ollie Coz