Epidemics; how to meet them . ly any part of the body to which it is applied. It is well totest the temperature ofthe bottle by holding itagainst the cheek, neck,or arm. The water bottleshould always be coveredeither with a coveringmade especially for it, orwith a towel or othercloth. Flannel makes agood covering. Special care should beexercised in using awater bottle on a personwho is liable to becomeunconscious, or who isunable to protect himselfagainst burning. Whenused for general warmthof the body, it is best toplace the bottle at thebottom of the feet, between the thighs, or at the spine
Epidemics; how to meet them . ly any part of the body to which it is applied. It is well totest the temperature ofthe bottle by holding itagainst the cheek, neck,or arm. The water bottleshould always be coveredeither with a coveringmade especially for it, orwith a towel or othercloth. Flannel makes agood covering. Special care should beexercised in using awater bottle on a personwho is liable to becomeunconscious, or who isunable to protect himselfagainst burning. Whenused for general warmthof the body, it is best toplace the bottle at thebottom of the feet, between the thighs, or at the use of a hot water bottle over a fomentationcloth intensifies and prolongs the heat of the fomenta-tion. The caution against burning the patient with thewater bottle is especially applicable when using moistcloths with it, even though the bottle does not seem hotenough to burn. Moisture increases the liability toburning. When not in use, the bottle should be hung with thestopper out and the opening down, so it may Fig. 13. Filling the Hot Water Bottle
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