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The person who is lost should, after hearing an answer to his signal, remain at 

 the place where he gave the signal until the rescuing party arrives; otherwise he 

 mav take the opposite direction and not be found at all. 



To prepare for an emergency, every hunter or fisherman should carry in his 

 pocket a piece of candle and matches in a water-tight match safe, so that, in case he 

 should get lost or injured, he can readily start a camp fire. 



ACCIDENTS 



Preliminarv treatment is described for the following more common accidents: 



Drowning. — Remove clothing from upper part of body. Lay patient face 

 down and empty lungs of water by lifting the body by the middle. Then place the 

 patient on his back. Put your finger well back in his throat and clear out mud, 

 leaves, etc. Pull and hold tongue fonvard with dry handkerchief. To induce 

 artificial respiration kneel at the patient's head and grasp arms below the elbow. 

 Alternately raise both arms upward and backward over the head, making the 

 elbows almost touch the ground; then bring them down again, pressing them against 

 the sides and front of chest. Repeat about 15 times a minute, and continue for 

 at least an hour and a half = As soon as natural breathing begins, give stimulants 

 and warm drinks by teaspoonfuls. 



Wounds. — Reduce the flow of blood by applying cold water, snow, ice, or 

 poultice; also by elevation of the part injured. If an artery is cut so that the 

 blood spurts in jets, stop flow of blood by pressing against bone or muscle. If 

 injury is to limb, tie band tightly around it near the wound and between the wound 

 and the heart. 



Sunstroke. — Get patient in shade at once. Lay him on his back and apply 

 cold water to head and neck. Do everything possible to reduce temperature of 

 body and rapidity of pulse. 



Mad-dog or snake bite. — Apply a tourniquet between the wound and heart, 

 loosening it from time to time. Suck wound, but be sure you have no open 

 cuts or sores on lips or mouth. In snake bite a heart stimulant should be admin- 

 istered. A good treatment consists of hypodermic injections of potassium perman- 

 ganate near the puncture; also give strychnine hypodennically or in tablets to keep 

 up heart action. 



