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5. Loosen the clothing about the neck. 
6. Apply smelling salts to the nose. 
7. When the patient has recovered sufficiently to 
swallow, give him a glass of cold water, with one-half 
teaspoonful of aromatic spirits of ammonia if necessary. 
(b) Heat Exhaustion is exhaustion or collapse due 
to overheating where there is not sufficient evaporation 
from the surface of the body to* keep the temperature 
normal. 
Symptoms - — 1. The patient is usually very weak. 
2. The face is pale and covered with a clammy sweat. 
3. The pulse is weak and rapid. 
4. The patient is usually not unconscious. 
Treatment — 1. Remove the patient to a cool place 
and have him lie down. 
2. Loosen the clothing. 
3. Give him a cold drink to sip. 
4. Put cold cloths on his head. 
5. Send for the doctor. 
6. If necessary, give stimulant as in fainting. 
8. (a) CHOKING; (b) HICCOUGH 
(a) Choking — Choking is produced by something 
lodged in the throat, does not require artificial respira- 
tion, but a smart slap on the back to aid in dislodging 
whatever is blocking the air passage. It may be neces- 
sary to have the patient upside down, head lower than 
feet, to aid in getting out the foreign body. This is a 
comparatively simple matter with a child, but is not 
so easy with an adult. When the object is not too 
far down the throat it may be necessary for someone 
to use his fingers to pull out the offending substance to 
keep the patient alive until the doctor can arrive. In 
this case wedge the teeth apart with something to pre- 
yent biting before trying to grasp the object. 
(b) Hiccough — This is usually due to indigestion or 
