The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach.

  • Leach, Harry.
Date:
1874
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Credit: The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    attend solely to the movements of the head and of the arm placed under it. The first measure increases the expiration — the second commences inspiration. Should these efforts not prove successful in the course of from two to five minutes, proceed to imitate breathing by Dr. Silvester's method, as follows :— Place the patient on the back on a flat surface, inclined a little upwards from the feet; raise and support the head and shoulders on a small firm cushion or folded article of dress placed under the shoulder-blades. Draw forward the patient's tongue, and keep it projecting beyond the lips : an elastic band over the tongue and under the chin will answer this purpose, or a piece of string or tape may be tied round them, or, by raising the lower jaw, the teeth may be made to retain the tongue in that position. Eemove all tight clothing from about the neck and chest, espe- cially the braces. To Imitate the Movements of Breathing.—Stand- ing at the patient's head, grasp the arms just above the elbows, and draw the arms gently and steadily upwards above the head, and keep them stretched upwards for two seconds. ( By this means air is draivn into the lungs.) Then turn down the patient's arms, and press them gently and firmly for