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the throat and water from the windpipe ; hold the body suspended long 

 enough to count slowly, one, two, three, four, five, repeating the jerk 

 more gently two or three times. 



RULE 2. Place the patient on the ground face downward, and, main- 

 taining all the while your position astride the body, grasp the points of 

 the shoulders by the clothing, or, if the body is naked, thrust your fingers 

 into the armpits, clasping your thumbs over the points of the shoulders, 

 and raise the chest as high as you can (Fig. 107, Position 2) without 

 lifting the head quite off the ground, and hold it long enough to count 



Fig. 107. 



Resuscitation from Drowning. 

 (Position 2.) 



slowly one, two, three. Replace him on the ground, with his forehead 

 on his flexed arm, the neck straightened out, and the mouth and nose 

 free. Place your elbows against your knees, and your hands upon the 

 sides of his chest (Fig. 108, Position 3), over the lower ribs, and press 

 downward and inward with increasing force long enough to count 

 slowly one, two. Then suddenly let go, grasp the shoulders as before, 

 and raise the chest (Position 2), then press upon the ribs, etc. (Position 

 3). These alternate movements should be repeated ten or fifteen times 

 a minute for an hour at least, unless breathing is restored sooner. Use 

 the same regularity as in natural breathing. 



