CONTENTS. 



Chapter V.— Common Communicable Diseases. 



Why the term communicable has taken the place of 

 the terms contagious and infectious.— The bacteria 

 found present in some of the diseases mentioned. — 

 Transmission of diseases.— Seat of invasion or 

 attack.— Effects of invasion. — Multiplication or 

 extermination of germs.— Fresh air and ventilation 

 in communicable diseases. — Bacteria in water, milk 

 and so forth. — Duties of the nurse in communicable 

 diseases 69-107 



Chapter VI. — Bacteria in Surgery. — Sepsis. — Asepsis. 

 ■ — Antisepsis. 



Bacteria most frequently found in surgery; cases 

 in which they occur. — Sepsis. Asepsis. Antisepsis. 

 Causes of sepsis. — Why sepsis should not occur in 

 the present age. — Why surgeons and nurses dread 

 sepsis. — The debt the world owes to Lord Lister.^ 

 The vigilant nurse. — Sterilization. — Disinfection. 

 — Antiseptics. — Germicides. — Deodorants. — Heat 

 as a germicide. — Intermittent sterilization. — 

 Aseptic surgery. — Hand disinfection. — Disin- 

 fection of instruments, rooms, furniture, beds, 

 bedding, etc 108-127 



Chapter VII. — Solutions, Their Preparation and 

 Uses. — Fumigation. 



Some of the drugs in common use for the prepar- 

 ation of solutions, how prepared, how used. — 

 Normal salt solution, when and how used. — Sterile 

 water. — Filtered water. — Distilled water. — Alcohol. 

 — Ether. — Sulphur fumigation. — Formaldehyde. — 

 Formalin. — "Hospital Formulary" giving number 

 of grains used in preparation of solutions of various 

 strength. — A common rule for the preparation of 

 solutions from drugs in liquid form where absolute 

 accuracy is not required 128-144 



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