The science and art of nursing the sick / by Aeneas Munro.

  • Munro, Aeneas.
Date:
1873
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Credit: The science and art of nursing the sick / by Aeneas Munro. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of the nurse is the surest, and probably the only true aid to the proper management of THE VENTILATION OF THE SICK-ROOM. Keep air Jn a Dractical work of this kind, the theory con- . within as ^ aiiwtAout. cerning the gases inhaled and exhaled may well be omitted. Every person will admit that air is indis- pensable for our existence, from the time of birth till the end of life. It will also be conceded that the purer the air is, and the freer it is from contaminated matter, it will be better adapted for sustaining health. Where there are apparent exceptions to this rule, other considerations will be found which will account for these differences. From what has been said, the questions arise—What is pure air ? and, Where can it be found The answer to such questions involve chemical analysis and climatology, subjects which are foreign to our present object Regulation The great desideratum for us to determine is, /ww of ingress mostneces- ^^^^ inside tkc sick-voom as pure as the external air, and at a temperature suitable for the sick person. The difficulty we have to contend with, in attaining this object, arises from the fact that the sick vary so much, are so differently affected, and are
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