Famous airmen and their equipment [electronic resource] : with some notes on first-aid in emergencies . eeling at the patients head, grasp the forearms just below theelbow, draw them well over the patients head as far back as theywill go, and keep them in that position for two seconds—by thismeans air is drawn into the lungs. Next turn down the patientsarms, bringing them down against the ribs, and, crossing theforearms over the pit of the stomach, press gently and firmlyupon the sides and front of the chest ; keep up this pressurefor two seconds. Repeat this process alternately and deliberate
Famous airmen and their equipment [electronic resource] : with some notes on first-aid in emergencies . eeling at the patients head, grasp the forearms just below theelbow, draw them well over the patients head as far back as theywill go, and keep them in that position for two seconds—by thismeans air is drawn into the lungs. Next turn down the patientsarms, bringing them down against the ribs, and, crossing theforearms over the pit of the stomach, press gently and firmlyupon the sides and front of the chest ; keep up this pressurefor two seconds. Repeat this process alternately and deliberatelyabout fifteen times a minute, not more, until the patient beginsto take short gasps ; then cease the movement. A method of artificial respiration which is said to be superiorto others is the one known as Schafers method. This canbe carried out as follows :— Immediately on removal from the water, place the patientface downward on the ground. Assume a kneeling or squattingposition either across or on one side of the patient facing thehead. Place the hands flat on the lower part of the back, one. 58 NOTES ON FIRST-AID on each side (as illustrations), and slowly lean forward uponthe hands, keeping the elbows extended so as to producegradually increasing pressure—which must not be too violent—on the patients chest. The pressure is applied for about threeseconds and is then removed by the operator swinging his body
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