A text-book of practical therapeutics . r100° F. Before the patient enters the tub he is often given J to 1ounce () of whisky in a little milk or water to preventdepression. The patient will generally complain bitterly of thecold, particularly at first, and will also appear blue and chilly afterthe bath, but these signs are not so dangerous as they are there be persistent and prolonged coldness after the bath, thenhot bottles may be applied to the feet and a little whisky or brandygiven. During all hinds of bathing an ice-bag should be kept to thehead to prevent cerebral c
A text-book of practical therapeutics . r100° F. Before the patient enters the tub he is often given J to 1ounce () of whisky in a little milk or water to preventdepression. The patient will generally complain bitterly of thecold, particularly at first, and will also appear blue and chilly afterthe bath, but these signs are not so dangerous as they are there be persistent and prolonged coldness after the bath, thenhot bottles may be applied to the feet and a little whisky or brandygiven. During all hinds of bathing an ice-bag should be kept to thehead to prevent cerebral congestion. When the tub is used, it should always be placed near the patientsbed, so as to avoid unnecessary disturbance and muscular effort,for his strength must be conserved. In using the Brand bath, a patient should be lifted with care andgentleness from the bed to the tub. The water in the tub should bedeep enough nearly to cover his body, and yet not so deep as tofloat him in the tub so that he feels uncertain of his position and. Fig. 78.—Bath stretcher. (F. E. Hare.) has to continually exert himself to keep his head above water. Thelifting of a full-grown man into a tub, unless some mechanical aidis employed, requires several assistants, and, even when they arepresent, is very often a strain not only upon the nurses, particularlyif a number of patients have to be bathed, but upon the patient aswell. It is very important that patients should not exhaust them-selves by making efforts under these circumstances. A number ofdevices have been invented for the transfer of the patient from thebed to the bath. Probably the simplest and best is that employedby F. E. Hare, of Brisbane, Australia, as it is inexpensive and canbe employed by two persons unless the patient is unusually consists, as shown in the accompanying figures, in a perforatedboard, from which the water readily drains when the patient islifted from the bath. This board has a loose piece at the top, whi
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