Identifier: b20457716 (find matches)
Title: Famous airmen and their equipment (electronic resource) : with some notes on first-aid in emergencies
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Burroughs Wellcome and Company
Subjects: Aeronautics
Publisher: London : Burroughs Wellcome
Contributing Library: Wellcome Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Wellcome Library

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tricity, fromboth the patient and the ground, so that he will be able tohandle the patient and draw him away from the current. The rescuer should stand on dry boards, glass or rubbermatting, or, if these are not quickly obtainable, dry clothesmay be used ; the hands should be protected by rubber gloves,dry mackintosh coat, rubber tobacco-pouches, or dry woollenor silk garments. If these precautions be adhered to, thesufferer may be safely withdrawn from his position of danger. When rescued, place, the patient in a recumbent position,loosen all tight clothing, and, if the breathing be weak, performartificial respiration. Treat for burns, as on page 55. Fainting The patient should be at once placed in a recumbent position,with the lower portions of the body slightly raised. Loosenthe clothing and allow plenty of fresh air to circulate. Applywet handkerchiefs, or Eau-de-Cologne, to chest and face, andsmelling salts to nostrils. When able to swallow, givestimulants. Keep the patient warm.
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62 NOTES ON FIRST-AID Fits If convulsions be present, loosen the clothing and gentlyguide struggles to prevent patient injuring himself. Placesomething, such as cork, wood, etc., between the teeth toprevent tongue being bitten. After the attack, allow thepatient to sleep if he so desires. If convulsions be absent and the face flushed, loosen theclothing, raise the head and apply cold-water dressings toit. Withhold all stimulants. Medical assistance should beobtained immediately. Fractures The two main classes of fractures are simple and compound.A simple fracture is a broken bone with no outward wound.The fracture becomes compound when the broken ends piercethe skin. The signs by which a fracture may be recognised arepain ; swelling and deformity at the seat of injury ; unnaturalmovement where none should exist; loss of power in the limb,and crepitus (a sensation of grating caused by the broken endsof the bone moving against one another). The first and most important aid to be rendere

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