The institution of the Merrimack Humane Society : with the methods of treatment to be used with persons apparently dead from drowning and other accidents . & ? I. .^ The efforts to restore Breathing must be commenced immedi-ately and energetically, and persevered in for one or two hours, oruntil a medical man has pronounced that life is extinct. Efforts topromote Warmth and Circulation, beyond removing the wetclothes and drying the skin, must not be made until the first appear- MERRIMACK HUMANE SOCIETY. 13 ance of natural breathing; for if circulation of the blood be inducedbefore breathing ha
The institution of the Merrimack Humane Society : with the methods of treatment to be used with persons apparently dead from drowning and other accidents . & ? I. .^ The efforts to restore Breathing must be commenced immedi-ately and energetically, and persevered in for one or two hours, oruntil a medical man has pronounced that life is extinct. Efforts topromote Warmth and Circulation, beyond removing the wetclothes and drying the skin, must not be made until the first appear- MERRIMACK HUMANE SOCIETY. 13 ance of natural breathing; for if circulation of the blood be inducedbefore breathing has recommenced, the restoration to life will be en-dangered. E-ESTORE SHEATHING. (According to Dr. Hairs method.) To Clear the Throat.—Place the patient on tlie floor or groundwith the face downwards, and one of the arms under the forehead, inwhich position all fluids will more readily escape by the mouth, andthe tongue itself will fall forward, leaving the entrance into the wind-pipe free. Assist this operation by wiping and cleansing the mouth. If satisfactory breathing commences, use the treatment describedbelow to promote Warmth. If there be onl
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