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Title: Dr. Hood's plain talks about the human system : the habits of men and women - the causes and prevention of disease - our sexual relations and social natures - embracing common sense medical adviser...
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Hood, G. Durant
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Publisher: Chicago : Hood Medical Book Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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forward of the tongue is very important, as it opens the wind-pipe, and must neverbe omitted. The patient being then laid on his back, with the shoulders and headslightly raised, the operator kneels behind his head, grasps the arms just above theelbows, and draws them steadily and gently upwards (as shown in Fig. 21) until
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they meet above the head. By ohis meant the walls of the chest are expanded, andair is drawn into the lungs, and a second or oWC should be allowed for this to takeplace. The operator should then lower -the patient £ arms to his side, and pressthem against his chest (as seen in Fig. 22), so a^ i3C force cut the air from the lungs,and thus imitate respiration. This series of movement zhc^LS. be repeated twenty StJSPEXDED AXiMATIOtf. til times a minute—not more—and the time should be taken from the watch of abystander, or it will be found in practice that anxiety will lead to hurry and conse-quent damage. As it will be impossible for one person to keep up the exertionnecessary for many minutes, from the fatigue consequent upon it, he should berelieved as often as may be necessary by another, who should have watched andlearnt the method of proceeding; but it is important that all directions should begiven by one person, since confusion and delay are sure otherwise to occur. Whilsteff

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