Manual of popular instructions, for recovering persons apparently dead from drowning, suffocation, lightning : to which are added, remarks on the accidents incident to children and cautions, hints &c to persons exposed to the accidents and diseases for the prevention and cure of which this tract is designed / drawn up under the sanction, and with the assistance of Dr. Hawes, institutor and treasurer of the Royal Humane Society, London.

  • Hawes, William, 1736-1808.
Date:
[1806]
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Credit: Manual of popular instructions, for recovering persons apparently dead from drowning, suffocation, lightning : to which are added, remarks on the accidents incident to children and cautions, hints &c to persons exposed to the accidents and diseases for the prevention and cure of which this tract is designed / drawn up under the sanction, and with the assistance of Dr. Hawes, institutor and treasurer of the Royal Humane Society, London. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    water. When a wound accompanies the bnnse, this poul- tice is prculiarly proper, and may be changed two or three times a-day. In cases of sprains, the hmb may be kept for a short time in cold water, with a garter, or some other ban- dage wrapt pretty tight about the sprainfed part; when ta- ken out, a poultice may be applied, made of beer or vinegar and oatmeal. Opodcldock, camphire, &c. may be used with advantage. On Accidents Incident to Children. CHILDREN are not only lamed and maimed, but they •ften lose their lives by accidents, owing to the carelessness or inconsiderate neglect of nurses and mothers. A child should never be left alone in any situation, where he may be exposed to the destructive elements of fire and wa- ter. We daily hear of children that have been burned to death, in consequence of their clothes having caught fire; yet, it is surprising, that the frequency of these amictijtr^ events does not posses persons with an idea of the most effectual methods of extinguishing the fire. In general, an attempt is made to tear off the burning clothes from the sufferer, which should never be done. The clothing, instead of being torn off, ought to be pressed close to the body, and whatever is at hand wrapped over it, so as to exclude the air, when the blaze will go out. It is the action of the air that keeps it alive, and increases the vehemence. A carpet, a table cloth, a blanket, any close wrapper, will instantly extin- guish it. Semicircular irons, called guards, should be always fix- ed up round fire-places in nurseries, and in all apartments to which children have access. The accidents from scalding, are still more numerous. Children are in continual danger where victuals arc cook- ing; nothing hot should ever be left within a child's reach, otherwise, he will very probably pull it over him; in which