A hand-book of nursing for family and general use.

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[1878], ©1878
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Credit: A hand-book of nursing for family and general use. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Breast-milk, changes in, 203. Breast-pump, use of, 203. Breasts after childbirth, 217. swollen, 218. care of, in infants, 222. Breathing, care in watching, 32 in. Broken bones, 158. Bums, how to treat, 160. Carbolic acid in surgery, 133. in childbirth cases, 197, 210. Catheter, 41. Cellars, care of, 241. Cerebral apoplexy, 94. Cerebral meningitis, 98. Cesspools, 250. disinfectant for, 156. Chest diseases in children, 117,125. Chicken-pox, 76. Childbirth, physical examinations in, 171. rupture of membranes, 173. passage of head, 179. support, 180, 184. umbilical cord, 183. passage of shoulders, 185. passage of feet, 185. cleanliness essential, 208. Children's disorders, 114. Chloroform, how to give, 137. Choking, how to relieve, 159. Cholera infantum, 126. Cholera morbus, 87. Clean houses, 241. Cleansing sick-rooms, 153. Clothing, airing, 23. how to change, 27. for children, 247. Coal, how to put on, 22. Cold, precautions against, 39. Cold applications, 54. for child, 117. Cold douche, 58. Cold drip, etc., 54. Cold pack and plunge, 60. Cold rooms, 19. Cold water bathing, 246. Communicable diseases, 152. Condensed milk, how to dilute. 236. Contagion, how to prevent, 152. Contraction after childbirth, 200. Contusions, 158. Convalescence, 38. Convulsions, 127. Costiveness in children, 123, 222. Counter-irritants, 51. Cow's milk for infant, how to pre- pare, 234. Cradle for surgical use, 42. Cries of child, meaning of, 114. Croup, 77, 118. Cupping, 46. Cushions and pads, 42. Delirious patients, 35, 69. Deodorizer, 19. Diapers, proper care of, 225, 239, Diarrhoea, 88, 122. exhaustion after, 120. Diet, how to vary, 35-38. after childbirth, an. Digestion, disorders of, 119, 122. Diphtheria, 82. Discharges from wounds, 132. Disinfectants, formulas for, 19,15c*. Disinfecting sick-rooms, 153. Doctor, nurse's duty toward, 14. Doses in common remedies, 44. table of, 44. Drainr.ge, 250