Famous airmen and their equipment [electronic resource] : with some notes on first-aid in emergencies . CO MPTO N- PATERSON C. Compton-Pater-son took part in theDaily Mail Circuitin 1911, and sub-sequently flew inSouth Africa. Inthe photograph heis seen sitting in hisbiplane ready forflight and examin-ing his Tabloid First-Aid Outfit. Concerning it hereports:— Your aviatorsfirst-aid outfit hasdone excellentservice for me. Icarried it during mylong flight up coun-try and had occasionto use some of thecontents from timeto time. • E. Keith - Davieswas the first man tofly in India, wherehe carried
Famous airmen and their equipment [electronic resource] : with some notes on first-aid in emergencies . CO MPTO N- PATERSON C. Compton-Pater-son took part in theDaily Mail Circuitin 1911, and sub-sequently flew inSouth Africa. Inthe photograph heis seen sitting in hisbiplane ready forflight and examin-ing his Tabloid First-Aid Outfit. Concerning it hereports:— Your aviatorsfirst-aid outfit hasdone excellentservice for me. Icarried it during mylong flight up coun-try and had occasionto use some of thecontents from timeto time. • E. Keith - Davieswas the first man tofly in India, wherehe carried the mailsand flew at theAllahabad Exhibi-tion. With refer-ence to his TabloidFirst - Aid equip-ment, he reports: I think that noaviator should bewithout one of thesecompact cases. 1, \<-. GO NOTES ON FIRST-AID great importance that not a moment be lost in commencingartificial respiration. Do not stop to remove wet clothing. Artificial respiration should be continued for two hours ifnecessary, until a spontaneous attempt to respire is movements should then be stopped, and circulation restoredby rubbing the limbs upward towards the heart. Whilst oneperson is carrying out artificial respiration, others may applyhot flannels to the body and limbs, and hot-water bottles tothe feet. No attempt should be made to give stimulants bythe mouth until natural breathing has re-commenced. Electric Shock This is most frequently caused by the body coming in contactwith naked wires, uncovered wires having an electriccurrent of high tension passing through them ; or it may becaused by a leakage of current accidentally discovered. Thesufferer is usually violently convulsed and unable to releasehimself from the source of danger. The obvious method ofaffording relief is to
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