The institution of the Merrimack Humane Society : with the methods of treatment to be used with persons apparently dead from drowning and other accidents.

  • Merrimack Humane Society.
Date:
1870
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Credit: The institution of the Merrimack Humane Society : with the methods of treatment to be used with persons apparently dead from drowning and other accidents. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    Hints for Emeegencibs. If a man faints, place hiui on his back and let him alone. The best thing to stop the bleeding of a moderate cut instantly, is to cover it profusely with cobweb, or flour and salt, half and half, or scraped leather. If a person's clothes take fire, slide the hands down the dress, keep- ing them as close to the body as possible, at the same time sinking to the floor by bending the knees. This has a smothering effect upon the flames; if not extinguished or great headway gotten, lie down on the floor, and roll over and over; or, better, envelop yourself in a carpet, rug, bed cloth, or any garment you can get hold of, always preferring woolen. As a precaution against fire, all children should be dressed in wool- en clothes in winter, when they are particularly exposed to fire. Scalds and Burns.—In cases of scalds and burns apply cotton or linen cloths, moistened with equal parts of linseed oil and lime water well shaken together.