Handbook for the ship's medicine chest / by George W. Stoner ; prepared by direction of the Surgeon-General.
- Stoner, George W.
- Date:
- 1904
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Handbook for the ship's medicine chest / by George W. Stoner ; prepared by direction of the Surgeon-General. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![whisky or brandy and hot water in doses of a teaspoonful to a tablespoonful, according to the weight of the patient, or other stimu- lant at hand, every ten or fifteen minutes for the first hour, and as often thereafter as may seem expedient. Later manifestations; After reaction is fully established there1 is great danger of congestion of the lungs, and if perfect rest is not maintained for at least forty- eight hours, it sometimes occurs that the patient is seized with great difficulty of breathing, and death is liable to follow unless immediate relief is afforded. In such cases apply a large mustard plaster over the breast. If the patient gasps for breath before the mustard takes effect, assist the breathing by carefully repeating the artificial respi- ration. MODIFICATION OF RULE III. [To be used after Rules I and II in case no assistance is at hand.] To produce respiration.—If no assistance is at hand and one person must work alone, place the patient on his back with the shoulders slightly raised on a folded article of clothing; draw forward the tongue and keep it projecting just beyond the lips: if the lower jaw be lifted the teeth may be made to hold the tongue in place; it may be necessary to retain tin* tongue by passing a handkerchief under the chin and tying it over the head. Grasp the arms just below the1 elbows and draw them steadily upward by the sides of the patient's head to the ground, the hands nearly meeting. (See fig. 30.)](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28993172_0092.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
