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is unbearable. Unless absolutely necessary this treatment 

 should be left to the physician. 



Hemorrhage or Bleetliii<j always occurs after an in- 

 iury. It is the result of the tearing or cutting off of the 

 blood-vessels. A person suffering from hemorrhage either 

 internal or external is pale, faint, with feeble pulse. 



Treatment. — Keep the person quiet. If the bleeding 

 comes from a wound in the upper or lower limbs, it will 

 stop by raising the limb up above the rest of the body. 

 Tie clean cloths tightly over the sore. \i ihe blood comes 

 in spurts, tie a rope or handkerchief tightly around limb 

 above cut nearest to body. If bleeding is slight, it will 

 stop by tying clean cloths tightly over the cut. Ice may 

 be applied over the bleeding vessels. Clean cloths wrung 

 out of water as hot as hands can bear is often effective. 



Never use cobwebs, tobacco juice, or other filthy things 

 to stop bleeding. If a person spits or coughs up red frothy 

 blood, he is probably bleeding from the lungs. Lei him 

 lie down, and if it continues to come up apply ice to chest 

 and give a teaspoonful of extract of ergot. 



Sunstroke and Heat Kxhaustioii. — In sunsfoke the 

 person has a red face; skin is hot and dry; there is high 

 :tever; breathing and pulse are very rapid. There is often 

 delirium and convulsions. Put the pa.ien: in a cold bath; 

 apply ice to the head and rub the skin with pieces of ice. 

 If he cannot be put into a bath, put him in the shade and 

 pour cold water over him, or wrap him in cold wet blank- 

 ets and pour cold water over his head. In heat exhaus- 

 tion the patient is pale and the skin cool. There is no 

 fever. Let the person rest in the shade. Give stimulants, 

 as hot coffee or whiskey. 



Poisoning'. — In any case of poisoning when the kind of 

 poison is unknown, induce vomiting at once by giving 

 warm water with or without a tablespoonful of ground 

 mustard, or double this amount of salt to the teacup. 

 Thrust your finger down his throat to help the emetic. 

 Milk, raw eggs, gruel, oil should be given freely if irritant 

 poisons, like potash, lye, or acids, have been taken. The 

 following table contains suggestions for the proper treat- 

 ment of the forms of poisoning occurring most frequently; 



