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run about in a line with the inside seam of a man’s 
trousers. 
Stimulants — In serious bleeding of any kind do not 
give stimulants until the bleeding has been stopped, as 
the stimulants increase the force of the heart and so 
increase the flow of blood. After the tourniquet is 
on and bleeding is stopped, if the patient is very weak, 
he may have a teaspoonful of aromatic spirits of am- 
monia in half a glass of water. 
fa) SHOCKS; (b) APOPLEXY; (c) CONVUL- 
SIONS 
(a) Shocks — In any injury, except the slight ones, 
the ends of the nerves in the skin are bruised or jarred. 
They send this jar along the nerves to the very delicate 
brain. The blood is drawn from the brain into the 
larger blood vessels, and the result produced is called 
shock. If you have jammed your finger in a door some- 
time, perhaps you have felt a queer sick feeling and 
had to sit down. A cold sweat broke out all over you, 
and you were hardly conscious for a moment or two. 
This was a mild case of shock. In more severe in- 
juries a shock to the brain may be very serious. 
Symptoms of Shock — 1. The patient may or may not 
be unconscious, but he may take no notice of what is 
going on around him. 
2. The face is pale and clammy. 
3. The skin is cold. 
4. The pulse is weak. 
5. The breathing is shallow. 
In any serious injury the shock is liable to be severe 
and will need to be treated before the doctor arrives. 
Treatment — Send for the doctor if serious. 
1. Lay the patient flat on his back with head low, so 
that the heart can more easily pump the blood back into 
the Brain. 
