The home medical adviser, a popular work on the treatment of disease . ompt Aid to the Injured.) out of the stomach and lungs, continuing as long as water flowsfreely from his mouth (see Fig. 4). Then turn him on his backand wipe away any discharge from the nose and mouth with thefingers. Place a pillow, or folded clothing between the shoulders, 36 DROWNING 37 and pull out the tongue. If there is nobody to hold the tongueout by means of a handkerchief wrapped around it, tie a string orstrip of a handkerchief around the tongue and outside of the lowerjaw to keep it from falling back. Or the ton
The home medical adviser, a popular work on the treatment of disease . ompt Aid to the Injured.) out of the stomach and lungs, continuing as long as water flowsfreely from his mouth (see Fig. 4). Then turn him on his backand wipe away any discharge from the nose and mouth with thefingers. Place a pillow, or folded clothing between the shoulders, 36 DROWNING 37 and pull out the tongue. If there is nobody to hold the tongueout by means of a handkerchief wrapped around it, tie a string orstrip of a handkerchief around the tongue and outside of the lowerjaw to keep it from falling back. Or the tongue may be held be-tween the teeth by tying a handkerchief under the chin and overthe head. Next, while kneeling at the patients head and facinghis feet, grasp the patients arms at the elbows and lift his armsupward until they touch the sides of his head; hold them in thisposition for a few seconds (see Fig. 5). This motion expands thechest. Now slowly bring the arms down along the sides and front ofthe chest, squeezing the air out of the chest in so doing (Fig. 6).. Fig. 5.—Sylvesters Method of Artificial Respiration. First Motion (Inspira-tion). (After Dotys Prompt Aid to the Injured.) Each movement should be done from twelve to sixteen times aminute. When an assistant is present he should make a strong up-ward pressure on the sides of the ribs and stomach, as the arms arebeing brought down to expel the air from the chest (see Fig. 7), andafter a few seconds the assistant suddenly lifts his hands fromthe body, when the operator will again lift the patients arms overhis head. This method is more effective than can be done by oneman alone. This artificial breathing should be continued for fourhours if necessary, as persons have been revived who showed nosigns of so doing until after two hours. Breathing begins in shortgasps. Individuals have also been submerged under water for nearlyan hour and yet have been resuscitated. If there are other assist-ants they should place hot w
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