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SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 
hands around your waist. Lift without jerking. When 
two persons are doing the lifting, one should stand on 
either side of the bed. The person on the left side of the 
bed should place the right arm as though she were doing 
the lifting alone. Place the other arm under the small 
of the patient’s back. 
The person on the right side will place her left arm 
beside her companion’s, and her right arm under the 
thighs. If able, the pa f ient may place a hand on the 
shoulder of each lifter. 
Lift in unison without jerking. 
A pillow rolled in a sheet, placed under the body and 
tied to the head or sides of the bed will prevent slipping 
down in bed. 
It is usually better to shake up and rearrange the 
pillows after raising the patient as the moving disar- 
ranges them somewhat. 
To Change the Pillows 
Slip the right arm under the shoulders in such a way 
that the neck and head are supported in your bent elbow ; 
with the left hand gently draw out one pillow at a time, 
from above. In replacing, stand the pillows on the side 
at the head of the bed, lift the shoulders, and grasping the 
pillow by the middle draw down under the patient’s 
head. 
Another way is to have the patient near one side of 
the bed and lifting in the same way draw the pillows one 
at a time away from you. In replacing put the fresh pil- 
lows on the far side and again lifting the head pull them 
toward you. 
The pillow should support the neck and shoulders. A 
small down or hair pillow placed under the back of the 
neck from time to time, rests and supports. 
