A text-book of mental and sick nursing : adapted for medical officers and nurses in private and public asylums / by Robert Jones ; with an introduction by William Job Collins.

  • Jones, Robert, Sir, 1857-1943.
Date:
1907
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: A text-book of mental and sick nursing : adapted for medical officers and nurses in private and public asylums / by Robert Jones ; with an introduction by William Job Collins. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    off; apply oil—usually Carron oil—composed of equal parts of linseed oil and lime water, with strips of clean rag, which should be well saturated with the oil; over these apply a good quantity of cotton-wool, and then a flannel bandage. Care must be taken to prevent shock by wrapping the patient in a warm blanket, and cauti- ously administering stimulants, and, if the pain is acute, a soothing opiate draught will be ordered. If oil is not at hand then use flour, whiting, or chalk made into a paste, and apply over the scald. If the skin is only red- dened, the dressings may be soaked in a weak solution of bicarbonate of soda which will afford much relief to the pain. Foreign bodies, such as stones, pebbles, beads, etc., are apt to be mischievously inserted into the ear. The best treatment is to syringe the ear, directing the stream along the roof of the ear channel and to pour in olive oil until skilled assistance arrives. If such a foreign body be inserted into the nostril, then a good sneeze may cause its ejection and removal. If a foreign body enter the eye, turning the upper lid over backwards, what is called eversion, or turning the Hd inside out, and lightly wiping it over with a silk handkerchief may remove fine dust or minute foreign bodies ; or a fine camel's-hair brash may be used ; also alternately opening and closing the eye under water— not an easy method with the insane—and, failing this, a drop of castor-oil may be placed in the outer angle of the eye between the lids until medical aid is at hand. All drops for the eye are put in at the outer angle, and with the end of the glass dropper resting on the lower lid.