SAFETY EDUCATION AND FIRST AID 



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boy and girl, and each one of us should know what to do in 

 case of a bad cut, broken bones, or suffocation from drown- 

 ing, fire, and other causes. The paragraphs that follow 

 will help us to cut the 

 toll of death from these 

 accidents. 



What to Do in Case 

 of Drowning. In the 

 case of drowning, electric 

 shock, or poisoning by 

 gas, the treatment is by 

 artificial respiration. The 

 prone-pressure method is 

 easily learned and is 

 generally used. In the 

 case of apparent drown- 

 ing, the first thing to do 

 is to get the water out of 

 the lungs and air passages. 

 To do this raise the lower 

 part of the body of the 

 patient from the ground 

 so that the water may 

 run out. With the arms 

 underneath the abdomen 

 lift the patient up quickly 

 two or three times with a jerk. Water from the lungs will 

 thus be forced out. Do not take more than half a minute 

 to do this. Place the patient on the ground face down, 

 and with head turned to one side and resting on an arm. 

 Kneel astride of the patient, and place the palms of your 

 hands across the small of his back, thumbs touching. 

 Allow your weight to fall on your wrists by bending your 

 body slowly forward. Now release the pressure by swing- 

 ing backward. Continue these motions for four or five 



Read the text carefully and then explain 

 the diagrams. 



