A text-book of first aid and emergency treatment . Fig. 125. Figs. 125 and 120.—Method of raisiujj; the Ijody of a i^aticnt just removedfrom the water to allow the water to run out of the luii^.s. (Burnham.) 4. The restoration of the body heat. This can be done bythe use of warm blankets and other forms of external heat. After breathinfi retm-ns the patient should be ])ut to bed,and given warm drinks and stiimilants. Pneumonia or ASPIIYXIAriON BY ILLUMINATfNO GAS 187 bronchitis may follow from the irritation of the inspiredwater so that it is advisable to keep the patient in bed forseveral day
A text-book of first aid and emergency treatment . Fig. 125. Figs. 125 and 120.—Method of raisiujj; the Ijody of a i^aticnt just removedfrom the water to allow the water to run out of the luii^.s. (Burnham.) 4. The restoration of the body heat. This can be done bythe use of warm blankets and other forms of external heat. After breathinfi retm-ns the patient should be ])ut to bed,and given warm drinks and stiimilants. Pneumonia or ASPIIYXIAriON BY ILLUMINATfNO GAS 187 bronchitis may follow from the irritation of the inspiredwater so that it is advisable to keep the patient in bed forseveral days after the accident. SUFFOCATION BY SMOKE. In rescuing a person from a room filled with smoke amoist cloth placed over the mouth will make the smokemuch less irritating. It should also be remembered thatnear the floor the smoke is less dense than at a higher level,so that one may be able to crawl where it is impossible towalk. Fill the lungs with fresh air before entering the roomand work as quickly as possible while in the smokyatmosphere. When the res
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