. Biennial report of the Board of Health of the State of Delaware. body as high as you can without lifting the forehead from theground, and give the body a smart jerk to remove mucus fromthe throat, and water from the wind-pipe; holding the body 68 long enough to count slowly, one-two-three-four-five, repeatingthe jerk gently fewo or three times. Rule 4. — Next, with patient and operator in same position,grasp the clothing at the points of the shoulders, or if the body. is naked, thrust your fingers into the armpits, clasping thethumbs over the points of the shoulders, and raise the chest ashi
. Biennial report of the Board of Health of the State of Delaware. body as high as you can without lifting the forehead from theground, and give the body a smart jerk to remove mucus fromthe throat, and water from the wind-pipe; holding the body 68 long enough to count slowly, one-two-three-four-five, repeatingthe jerk gently fewo or three times. Rule 4. — Next, with patient and operator in same position,grasp the clothing at the points of the shoulders, or if the body. is naked, thrust your fingers into the armpits, clasping thethumbs over the points of the shoulders, and raise the chest ashigh as you can, without lifting the forehead from the ground,and hold it long enough to slowly count one-two-three. Rule 5.—Replace the patient on ground, with his foreheadresting on his arm. or on anything to support it from the ground;straighten out the neck, and free the mouth and nose: thenplace your elbows against your knees, and your hands upon thesides of his chest over the lower ribs, and press downward andinward with increasing force, long enough to count slowly one,two. Then suddenly let go, grasp the shoulders as before, andraise the chest; then press upon the ribe as lief ore: again raisethe chest and repeat these alternate movements in the same 60 Order ten 01 fifteen times a minute for an hour at least; unlessbreathing is restored sooner.
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