Sprains. Treatment.— Yova^aX. the part well with warm water, then brush tincture of arnica over it several times a day. When the more acute symptoms have passed, wrap the part. in cotton wool and apply a good firm bandage, India- rubber if it can be had, so as to diminish the swelling and give a feeling of security when the patient comes to move about. Later on, if not quite right, use the cold douche and friction with a rough towel. Suffocation. Treatment. — If the person is found hanged he should be at once cut down, and artificial respiration employed. If the suffocation results from articles of food blocking up the throat, the treatment recommended in chok- ing must be had recourse to. If the suffocation is the result of breathing coal gas or sewer gas, or by being in a room in which charcoal has been burnt, the first thing to do is to get the patient out as speedily as possible. Sunstroke. Treatment. — Dash cold water over the face and head; apply ice or ice cloths, or cold water to the head, and give a teaspoonful of spirit of sal volatile in water. Tea or coffee may be given afterward. Wounds. The simplest are those in which the tissues are clean cut through, and where the edges, when brought together, fit accurately the one to the other. Treatment. — Remove all dust or dirt, and bring the edges carefully together by means of a bandage or strips of plaster. Keep at rest a few days. Contused or lacerated wounds should be treated by cieansing the parts with sanitas and water, carbolic acid and water (a teaspoonful to eight or ten ounces of water), or Pond's Extract and water, then place a piece of lint, or rag soaked in carbolic oil (one part to twenty of olive oil), or boro-gly- ceride over the wound, and keep the edges as nearly as possible together. In Case of Accident or Sudden Illness 279 Perforating ivounds are dangerous because of their depth. Treatment. — Keep the part at rest, and apply ice-bags or cloths soaked in cold water, to which some sanitas or car- bolic acid has been added, to the wound. Gunshot Wounds. Treatment. — If a stimulant is necessary, give a teaspoonful of spirit of sal volatile in water. R;move pieces of clothing, wadding, or bits of paper that may be found in the wound, then bathe it with sanitas and water, carbolic acid and water, or Pond's Extract and water, then soak a piece of lint in carbolic oil or sanitas vaseline, and lay it into the wound. Poisoned wounds may result from a number of causes, such as stings of insects, snake bites, the bites of rabid animals, etc. Dog Bites. When any one is bitten by an animal supposed to be mad, unless the actual fact of the animal's madness is known, it should be kept and carefully watched, and if it is found not to be suffering from rabies, no harm will result to the patient. This will soon make itself apparent, for, if mad, it will be seen snapping at imaginary objects, with a copious flow of saliva from the mouth, and a convulsive closing of the jaws. Treatment. — The wound should be at once sucked, and a red-hot wire or a cinder laid upon it as a cautery, and then some soothing alkaline lotion, as ammonia water or lead and opium, applied. Stimulants, such as the spirits of sal volatile in teaspoonful doses, may be given. The Pasteur treatment is the only sure cure.

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Sprains. Treatment. — Foment the part well with warm water, then brush tincture of arnica over it several times a day. When the more acute symptoms have passed, wrap the part. in cotton wool and apply a good firm bandage, Indiarubber if it can be had, so as to diminish the swelling and give a feeling of security when the patient comes to move about. Later on, if not quite right, use the cold douche and friction with a rough towel. Suffocation. Treatment. — If the person is found hanged he should be at once cut down, and artificial respiration employed. If the suffocation results from articles of food blocking up the throat, the treatment recommended in choking must be had recourse to. If the suffocation is the result of breathing coal gas or sewer gas, or by being in a room in which charcoal has been burnt, the first thing to do is to get the patient out as speedily as possible. Sunstroke. Treatment. — Dash cold water over the face and head; apply ice or ice cloths, or cold water to the head, and give a teaspoonful of spirit of sal volatile in water. Tea or coffee may be given afterward. Wounds. The simplest are those in which the tissues are clean cut through, and where the edges, when brought together, fit accurately the one to the other. Treatment. — Remove all dust or dirt, and bring the edges carefully together by means of a bandage or strips of plaster. Keep at rest a few days. Contused or lacerated wounds should be treated by cleansing the parts with sanitas and water, carbolic acid and water (a teaspoonful to eight or ten ounces of water), or Pond's Extract and water, then place a piece of lint, or rag soaked in carbolic oil (one part to twenty of olive oil), or boro-glyceride over the wound, and keep the edges as nearly as possible together. In Case of Accident or Sudden Illness 279 Perforating ivounds are dangerous because of their depth. Treatment. — Keep the part at rest, and apply ice-bags or cloths soaked in cold water, to which some sanitas or carbolic acid has been added, to the wound. Gunshot Wounds. Treatment. — If a stimulant is necessary, give a teaspoonful of spirit of sal volatile in water. R;move pieces of clothing, wadding, or bits of paper that may be found in the wound, then bathe it with sanitas and water, carbolic acid and water, or Pond's Extract and water, then soak a piece of lint in carbolic oil or sanitas vaseline, and lay it into the wound. Poisoned wounds may result from a number of causes, such as stings of insects, snake bites, the bites of rabid animals, etc. Dog Bites. When any one is bitten by an animal supposed to be mad, unless the actual fact of the animal's madness is known, it should be kept and carefully watched, and if it is found not to be suffering from rabies, no harm will result to the patient. This will soon make itself apparent, for, if mad, it will be seen snapping at imaginary objects, with a copious flow of saliva from the mouth, and a convulsive closing of the jaws. Treatment. — The wound should be at once sucked, and a red-hot wire or a cinder laid upon it as a cautery, and then some soothing alkaline lotion, as ammonia water or lead and opium, applied. Stimulants, such as the spirits of sal volatile in teaspoonful doses, may be given. The Pasteur treatment is the only sure cure.

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