. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . Silvesters method—inspiration. (Esmarch.) Fig. Silvesters method—expiration. (Esmarch.) 154 MINOR SURGERY. of mucus or foreign substances, the tongue is drawn for-ward and secured to the chin by a piece of tape tiedaround it and the lower jaw, or may be pulled out of themouth and held by an assistant. The operator, standingat the patients head, grasps the arms at the elbows andcarries them first outward and then upward until thehands are brought together above the head; this repre-sents inspiration (Fig. 134); they should- be kept in t
. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . Silvesters method—inspiration. (Esmarch.) Fig. Silvesters method—expiration. (Esmarch.) 154 MINOR SURGERY. of mucus or foreign substances, the tongue is drawn for-ward and secured to the chin by a piece of tape tiedaround it and the lower jaw, or may be pulled out of themouth and held by an assistant. The operator, standingat the patients head, grasps the arms at the elbows andcarries them first outward and then upward until thehands are brought together above the head; this repre-sents inspiration (Fig. 134); they should- be kept in thisposition for two seconds, after which time they are broughtslowly back to the sides of the thorax and pressed againstit for two seconds; this represents expiration (Fig. 135).These movements are repeated fifteen times in a minuteuntil the breathing is restored or it is evident that thecase is a hopeless one. Labordes Method of Artificial Respiration.—Laborde has shown that systematic and rhythmic tractionupon the tongue is a powerful means of restoring therespiratory reflex, and consequently t
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