The body and its ailments: a handbook of familiar directions for care and medical aid in the more usual complaints and injuries . n, displayed in Figure 98, is where an assistantgrasps the hands of the patient, who is upon his knees, and bend-ing them backward over his head, puts the muscles of the chestand abdomen on the stretch, as well as the joints of the arms andthe back. In Figures 99 and 100 we illustrate the plan pursued in pas-sive motion of the lower extremities. Figure 99 shows how thisis done by a knee and hip motion forward, during which thepatient can be drawn on one or the other
The body and its ailments: a handbook of familiar directions for care and medical aid in the more usual complaints and injuries . n, displayed in Figure 98, is where an assistantgrasps the hands of the patient, who is upon his knees, and bend-ing them backward over his head, puts the muscles of the chestand abdomen on the stretch, as well as the joints of the arms andthe back. In Figures 99 and 100 we illustrate the plan pursued in pas-sive motion of the lower extremities. Figure 99 shows how thisis done by a knee and hip motion forward, during which thepatient can be drawn on one or the other side. Figure 100 repre-sents how the muscles andjoints of the lower extremi-ties can be put on the stretchbackward. These few examples willgive the reader an idea ofthe nature of passive move-ments. They are extremelyPassive Motion of Limbs, Backward. useful after sprains, frac-tures and lacerations, after rheumatic and neuralgic attacks, andsimilar ailments which affect the power of voluntary general principles are evident from what has been written,and it will be easy to extend their application as Poisons and Poisoning. Hardly any accident is more common than poisoning, either byintention or by mistake. Often, there are symptoms of poisoningwhen the patient cannot or will not say what it is he has the importance of some General Directions for the Treatment of Poisoning. 1. Make the patient vomit at once. To do this, give him a tea-spoonful of ground mustard, in a teacupful of warm water, everyminute, until he throws up. Or a tablespoonful of common tablesalt, in the same quantity of warm water. Or tickle the inside ofhis throat with a feather or the finger. Poisons and Poisoning. 249 2. After he has well vomited, let him take the antidote for thepoison, when any one is given in the following pages. 3. Rest and quiet, a low diet, and the reclining position, shouldbe kept for several days. Barley water (p. 322), linseed tea (), chi
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