. Diseases of infancy and childhood . INIothod of Artificial Hos]Mration. .1. Kxtonsioii. i>. Somi-lloxioii. (, Coniploto lloxiou. (C^raiulin »S: Jannan.) ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM. 47 Laborde advises rhythmical traction upon the tongue eight or tan timesa minute. This is a valuable method and can be used while the child isimmersed in hot water. Thus, the benefit of the stimulus on the tongue willbe apparent while the hot bath is used. Hypodermics of strychnine, Vioo grain, combined with 5 or 10minims of whisky, may be indicated. Flushing the colon with a pint ormore of water, temperature 110° or
. Diseases of infancy and childhood . INIothod of Artificial Hos]Mration. .1. Kxtonsioii. i>. Somi-lloxioii. (, Coniploto lloxiou. (C^raiulin »S: Jannan.) ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM. 47 Laborde advises rhythmical traction upon the tongue eight or tan timesa minute. This is a valuable method and can be used while the child isimmersed in hot water. Thus, the benefit of the stimulus on the tongue willbe apparent while the hot bath is used. Hypodermics of strychnine, Vioo grain, combined with 5 or 10minims of whisky, may be indicated. Flushing the colon with a pint ormore of water, temperature 110° or 115° F., to which a half-drachm ofalcohol has been added, may also aid in stimulating the circulatory and therespiratory tract. It is advisable to persevere for some time with theabove method of resuscitation, even though we may be successful. It fre-quently happens that new-bom infants will respond to active treatment andshow signs of life, but we must continue for some time, or the respirationswill cease and the infant may Fig. 15.—Ribemonts Tube for Inflating the Lungs. A valuable means of restoring suspended animation consists in im-mersing the new-born infant, first, into very warm water, and then into coldwater. Alternate from hot to cold water every ten or fifteen seconds. Inflation of the Lungs. This method is sometimes useful when other means fail. Some authorsadvise the mouth-to-mouth method. This consists in filling the cheeks withfresh air and then blowing the same into the infants mouth. It can alsobe done by introducing a catheter into the infants laiynx. While the mouth-to-mouth method is simpler, it is not always a sure way of inflating thelungs. Quite frequently the air will be blown from the mouth, through thepharynx, into the stomach. To avoid the latter, the head should be thrownbackward, and compression made over the epigastrium. If tlie nose is closed,air is less likely to enter the stomach. Mouth-to-mouth insufllation of air is not devoid of d
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