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THE ALUMNI JOURNAL. 



The course consists of five lectures, 

 which are given free to those unable to 

 pay; for others, the fee is three dollars. 



One lecture per week, of one hour and 

 a half, the last half hour is devoted to 

 practical work, such as the application of 

 bandages and splints, restoration of the 

 apparently drowned, lifting the injured, 

 carrying on stretchers, etc. 



The course of five lectures and the ex- 

 amination embraces a brief description of 

 the bones, muscles, veins and arteries, 

 and points where the circulation may be 

 controlled by pressure, hemorrhage, and 

 various means of controlling it. 



Artificial respiration, resuscitation of 

 the apparently drowned, the treatment 

 of burns, scalds, frozen limbs, and bites 

 of animals. The signs and treatment of 

 fractures; how to apply splints, first aid 

 to those suffering from shock or collapse, 

 fainting, sunstroke, apoplexy, epilepsy 

 or drunkenness. Lifting and carrying the 

 injured with improvised stretchers. In 

 addition, for women only, nursing, 

 ventilation of sick rooms; use of thermo- 

 meter; making poultices; changing sheets; 

 lifting the sick, and how to feed them. 

 . The examination is held by the Medi- 

 cal Examiner, the week following the 

 last lecture, and all are expected to at- 

 tend. Diplomas are awarded to those 

 who prove themselves to possess an in- 

 telligent comprehension of the subject. 



III. — TO THE INJURED. 



Every individual who is suffering from 

 the result of an injury, with or without 

 an external wound, from any cause, is a 

 subject for assistance from graduates in 



first aid. 



Confining ourselves for this evening to 

 the subject of wound treatment, we will 

 consider it in the natural order, viz.: 



i. Expose the wound. 



Stoo hemorrhage or bleeding. 



Dress the wound. 



Rest. 



Shock. 



EXPOSE THE WOUND. 



In order to ascertain the seat and ex- 

 tent of injury, we must first take off or cut 

 away the clothing and expose the injured 

 member, the importance of this point 

 cannot be over estimated, and may be illus- 

 trated by the experience of one of our 

 graduates. "The street accident she had 

 so earnestly prayed for, took place." The 

 man had broken his leg ! 



She confiscated the walking stick of a 

 passer-by, and broke it up in three pieces 

 for splints. She tore up her skirt for 

 bandages. 



When all was completed she summoned 

 a cab and took her patient to the hospital. 



"Who bandaged this limb so credit- 

 ably ?" inquired the surgeon. 



"I did," she blushingly replied. 



" Well, it is most beautifully — most 

 beautifully done ; but you have made, I 

 find, one little mistake. You have band- 

 aged the wrong leg." 



STOP THE BLEEDING. — (A.) NATURE'S 

 METHODS. 



Nature has endowed us with three 

 means by which she attempts to stop 

 bleeding : (a) As soon as a man is in- 

 jured we note that the face and whole 

 surface of the body becomes pale and he 

 complains of feeling weak and faint. This 

 condition is due to the sudden contrac- 

 tion of the arteries throughout the body, 

 and the heart pumping with less vigor, 

 thus reducing the force with which the 

 blood is distributed throughout the body. 

 We can increase the effectiveness of this 

 condition by holding the limb per- 

 pendicular, (b) Next we notice at the 

 point of injury the blood congeals or clots 

 to form a plug which will seal the open 

 mouths of the torn vessels. This coagu- 

 lation we encourage by exposure to the 

 air, and (c) by keeping the part ab- 

 solutely at rest. 



