The body and its ailments: a handbook of familiar directions for care and medical aid in the more usual complaints and injuries . est, should be loosened orremoved. If the injury is slight, reaction will soon come on aftergiving the person a sip of cold water; spirits and water (teaspoon-ful in tablespoonful of cold water every couple of minutes), oraromatic spirits of ammonia (twenty drops in a tablespoonful ofcold water) every couple of minutes. Gentle frictions to the ex-tremities, a few drops of cologne water on a handkerchief, to thenostrils; if the weather is hot, the use of a palm-leaf
The body and its ailments: a handbook of familiar directions for care and medical aid in the more usual complaints and injuries . est, should be loosened orremoved. If the injury is slight, reaction will soon come on aftergiving the person a sip of cold water; spirits and water (teaspoon-ful in tablespoonful of cold water every couple of minutes), oraromatic spirits of ammonia (twenty drops in a tablespoonful ofcold water) every couple of minutes. Gentle frictions to the ex-tremities, a few drops of cologne water on a handkerchief, to thenostrils; if the weather is hot, the use of a palm-leaf fan; hotflannels to the limbs and pit of the stomach, are all likewise usefulin assisting reaction. Bandages and Dressings. Every Jne should be prepared to give at least the first attentionto severe accidents. To do this properly, they should know some-thing about roller bandages, splints, and simple dressings forwounds. A roller is made of stout white cotton cloth, about three fingerswide, and of any desired length. It is generally rolled from one end only, and is then called a 202 Accidentsy Injuries and Poisons. Fig. A Roller Bandage. single-headed roller (a). But if it be rolled from both ends, sothat the rolls meet in the middle, it is a double-headed roller (b);this is not, however, often used, as it isnot very convenient. For those who have the opportunityof having assistance, a roller can be bet-ter applied by an attendant than by them-selves. But such as prefer being inde-pendent may soon learn to put on theirroller very well. The foot as well as theleg should be rolled, and the rolling should be begun at the toesand finished just below, or what is much better, immediately abovethe knee. Sow to Bandage a Leg. Presuming the person is right-handed,he will take a single-headed roller in his right hand, holding itscircumference between his thumb and fingers, and laying its looseend on top of the foot at the root of the toes, he fixes it there withthe thumb of the left
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