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Title: Anatomy, physiology and hygiene
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Walker, Jerome, 1845-
Subjects: Physiology Health
Publisher: Boston, Allyn and Bacon
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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Fig. 116.Removing Water — Clasping under Chest. being face downward, stand astride his hips with yourface toward his head, and raise him two or three timeswith a slight jerk, your hands being clasped under thelower part of his chest.1 2. Artificial Respiration. Now, ivithout delay (unlessthe person is breathing) commence artificial respira-tion. Continue this for two hours or more, if neces- 1 To hold a body up by the heels, so that the water may run out, isunnecessary. Rolling a body upon a barrel is a barbarous custom, at-tended with the danger of injury to internal organs, and is not to betolerated. It is seldom that any large quantity of water enters the lungsor stomach. Some water is usually drawn into the air passages, unlessthe person faints when immersed. EMERGENCIES. 385 sary,1 while assistants are constantly trying to arouseanimal heat, by rubbing the extremities and in other
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Fig. 1 1 7.Artificial Respiration — Michigan Method. ways before described, without hindering artificial breath-ing, which is the one remedy not to be lost sight of. 1 After how long a period of immersion in water a person may beresuscitated is not definitely known, and depends on various circum-stances. If water has passed into the throat, air is excluded, and suffo-cation is prompt. So also if the drowned person has been tossed aboutin the surf. On the other hand, if the drowning person is able tocontrol respiration, and lift his head occasionally above the surface, lifewill be prolonged, and the chances for resuscitation are increased. Suchalso is the case if fainting occurs, as respiration and the hearts actioncease through the action of the nervous system, and there are conse-quently no respiratory or circulatory efforts demanding air for the puri-fication of the blood. It may be noted here that many persons, evengood swimmers, are drowned by reason of being seized with cramps

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