The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-27
SPECTACULAR BUT FATAL FIRST AID
 METHODS

One of our correspondents informs us that the fremen of his city arc taught and use only the Schaefer promo pressure mohtod or resus" citation, but that tho police have and frequent" ly use n breathing machine and 50 docs the light or power company serving the city. Then the correspondent narrates Q tragic instance whore spectacular but fatal first aid was used:
 A boy IS years of ago was rescued from sub. mersion within ten minutes anu tne correct prone-pressure resusetation immediately start cd by tho ono capable by-stander among crowd of 200 Rhoulish persons who just crowd. cd and hampered tho efforts Of tho irst aid worker. After half m hour or this tho boys skin, which had been cold and bluish became warm and n lifolike color returned. At this junetuee tho police and police physician ar- rived. Now If tho narrative Is true the police committed gravo blunder, but the physician did worse Tho correspondent asserts they brushed tho lono first aid worker aside, turned tho victim over onto his back, placed mask over the mouth and nose and started their breathing machine.
 Presently tho victims skin again turned blue and yeliowlsh-and doath won tho battle,
 The correspondent says tho machine used bv the police and their doctor was a pulmotor or a lung motor. l sincerely hoped not, hoped that oven If tho poleo ana their doctor tim over onto his back they at least gave him the benoht of inhalations of earboxygen C per cont carbon dioxido and 93 DOT cent air or OK ygen mixture). This gas mixture E gwen through a mask, from ian Inflated rubber bag, but no pump of any kind Is used-the patient inhaios t when tho ordinary prone.pressure
 
 up without Interruption. Of course thero Ia no need to turn the patient at all--if the correct Sehaofer method k applied tand not tho funny stunt taught by tho Red Cross and allied or. or. gnnlzations) the inhalator may be used without interfering in any way with tho application or prone. .prossuro respiration,
 I asked tho leading newspaper of tho city whero the spectacular but fatal method was employed to give tho data on such hrst aid work in this eastern city, and tho editor assures mo that the pulmotor Is no longer in use by tho police or the fro department, ana that only the Sehaofcr method is used by them ana by tho local electric light and gas company first aid crews. But m inhalator is used 70 supplement- tho prone-proSsuro respiration. That k Ane. But 1t doesn't deny what happened In the instance reported by the correspondent, Tho editor adds that exports nave eritielsod tho police of the city ns improperly trained ih the Schaofor method but he believes this de- hcicney is now being overcome. That's sooa, too. hereby serve notice on all frst aia crews and theIr. medical instructors, If any that the time has come to call halt on this hpectheular faree and to sec to it that correct irbt aid ia given victims in every instance. WheheveP a. ;, !, funny stunts with pulmotors or lungmotors I'm going to show them up.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Split Finger Nall
 What to do about split Anger nal? It has been splitting the past eight months ana u spite of much care it continues 70 spat ,." ns inside the "guick" as though it is going tO Guit There was no injury of the nall to start with My health is excellent. co. Q. H')
 Apswer--ioriil holes through the edges Of the split beyond the nnilbed, Insert stout SIX sut. uros ana draw edges together and tie. to hold edgos of split together. New noios i. ana an oS' in several months thls will bring about eoall- ton of the two portions. (The a.ovo query and answer were made nearly | year ago. o O. H. now writes, Thank you--it worked The nall is now as sound ns tho others) Artificial Heat in Bed
 our f5.n,0ntbs-0Id son sleeps in small bed on c glassed.in sleeping porch He has wnrn siccplng garments and plenty of covers. wiici he sometimes kicks on in tfc night. would be advisable Co put ( hot water bottle Co bls he'd every night even though fhe tenpernture of tlse nlr does not faiI t0 fFecziBg3 w. M T.) Answer--Never use any artificial warmth ! tha child geemA comfortable and his hands ano faet feel wnrn to your touch. Better 10 mako the bssi wind. .pr0of and the sleeping garfnenl sufficiently warm. Koseryc tho artihclal h%oal % for extremely cold nights, of for the old folA | oF for iuvnIidHs