ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION 



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stoppage of the nose or throat, and electric shock. In 

 case of any accident in which breathing stops, it is neces- 

 sary to work quickly. Send for a doctor at once. The 

 person should be taken into the open air if possible, the 

 clothes loosened, and artificial respiration started as soon as 

 possible. In the case of drowning, the first thing to do is to 

 get the water out of the lungs and air passages. - To do this 

 we must raise the 

 lower part of the 

 body of the patient 

 from the ground so 

 that the water may 

 run out. Lift the 

 patient up quickly 

 two or three times 

 with a jerk, with the 

 arms underneath the 

 abdomen. Do not 

 take more than half 

 a minute to do this. 

 Water from the 

 lungs will thus be 

 forced out. Then 

 at once place the patient on the ground face down, arms 

 outstretched, and with head on one side so that air can 

 get in through the nose and mouth. Place yourself 

 astride of the patient, but without resting any weight 

 on him. Place the palms of your hands across the 

 small of his back, thumbs touching. Then allow your 

 weight to fall on your wrists by bending your body for- 

 ward. This decreases the size of the patient's chest cavity 

 and forces air out of his lungs. Now release the pressure 



Shaefer method of artificial respiration. 



