SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 
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hot sun for any length of time. Do not wear too heavy 
clothing in the hot weather. Leaves or a wet sponge 
in the top of the hat will help to prevent sunstroke. 
Drink plenty of cool water between meals. 
Symptoms of Sunstroke — 1. The patient is uncon- 
scious. 
2. The face is red. 
3. The pupils large* 
4. The skin very hot and dry, with no perspiration. 
5. The pulse is full and slow. 
6. The breathing is sighing. 
Treatment — 1. Get the patient into the shade where 
it is as cool as possible. 
2. Send for the doctor. 
3. Remove the greater part of the clothing. 
4 . Apply cold water or ice to the head, face, chest 
and armpits. 
Often the patient recovers consciousness before the 
doctor arrives ; give cold water to drink ; never stimulants. 
(b) Freezing — This is a much more serious condition 
than frost bite, which you have studied, but only because 
more of the body is frozen and the tissues are frozen 
deeper. Much more care must therefore be taken to pre- 
vent bad effects after the thawing-out process. 
Symptoms of Freezing — 1. The patient may or may 
not be unconscious. 
2. The frozen parts are an intense white and are 
without any feeling or motion. 
Treatment — Send for the doctor at once. 
1. Take the patient into a cold room. 
2. Remove the clothing. 
3. Rub the body with rough cloths wet in cold water. 
4. Very gradually increase the warmth of the water 
used for rubbing. 
5. Increase the temperature of the room gradually. 
