. Public School Physiology and Temperance. —Excess in drinking brings about in-toxication. In this condition the individual is usually notperfectly insensible, and can generally be roused by pinchingor shaking. This is a good time to give an emetic of salt ormustard, a tablespoonful of either to a tumbler of him plenty of it. Many, however, are beyond thisstage. They are dead drunk, and require the utmost dealing with such a case, get him to bed in a comfortableroom. Raise his head a little, and apply cloths frequentlywrunsr out in cold water. Roll him in warm blanke
. Public School Physiology and Temperance. —Excess in drinking brings about in-toxication. In this condition the individual is usually notperfectly insensible, and can generally be roused by pinchingor shaking. This is a good time to give an emetic of salt ormustard, a tablespoonful of either to a tumbler of him plenty of it. Many, however, are beyond thisstage. They are dead drunk, and require the utmost dealing with such a case, get him to bed in a comfortableroom. Raise his head a little, and apply cloths frequentlywrunsr out in cold water. Roll him in warm blankets, andput hot-water bottles to his feet and hands. When he rouses,give him a little beef tea or hot milk. FIRST AIDS TO THE SICK AND INJURED. 159 23. Drowning.—The great object is to restore the breath-ing. Lose no time. The moment the body has been removedfrom the water make all efforts to save life. Do not losevaluable time in order to procure shelter, warmth, etc. In-stantly remove all tight clothing from the neck, chest andwaist:. Fig. 49.—First Position: to remove water and mucus from thethroat and windpipe. Turn the patient on his face, and getting astride him atthe hips (Fig. 49) with your face towards his head, lock yourhands under his body and raise him as high as you can with-out lifting the forehead off the ground. Give the body twoor three smart jerks to remove all water, slime or mucus fromthe mouth, throat and windpipe. Next place the patient on his back in a l}^ng position,with a pillow or coat rolled up underneath the shoulder-blades, and with the head hanging back slightly. Sweep theforefinger, covered with a handkerchief or towel, round theinside of the , mouth, to free it from sand, mud, froth ormucus. If you have anyone to help, get the assistant todraw forward the tongue. It generally tends to fall back inthe throat and close the air-passage. The assistant can hold 160 PHYSIOLOGY AND TEMPERANCE. the tongue better by using a dry handkerchief or towel.
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