... the root of the tongue. Before natural breathing is fully restored, do not let the patient lie on his back unless some person holds the tongue forward. The tongue, by falling back, may close the windpipe, and cause fatal choking. Report - Page 141by New Hampshire. State Department of Health - 1889Full view - About this book
| Iowa. State Department of Health - 1893 - 834 pages
...fully restored do not let the patient lie on his back, unless some person holds the tongue forward. The tongue by falling back may close the windpipe and...others may remove wet clothing, replacing at once clothing which is dry and warm; they may also chafe the limbs, and thus promote the circulation. PREVENT... | |
| George Henry Rohe - 1894 - 606 pages
...fully restored, do not let the patient lie on his back unless some person holds the tongue forward. The tongue by falling back may close the windpipe and cause fatal choking. Do not give up too soon ; you are working for life. Any time within two hours you may be on the very... | |
| William Otterbein Krohn - 1900 - 262 pages
...patient lie on his back unless some person hold: .5 tongue forward. The tongue by falling back may close windpipe, and cause fatal choking. If several persons...nearly straight ; others may remove wet clothing, substituting at once clothing which is dry and warm; they may also chafe the limbs, rubbing toward... | |
| William Otterbein Krohn - 1903 - 280 pages
...fully restored, do not let the patient lie on his back unless some person holds the tongue forward. The tongue by falling back may close the windpipe, and...nearly straight ; others may remove wet clothing, substituting at once clothing which is dry and warm; they may also chafe the limbs, rubbing toward... | |
| Michigan. State Board of Health - 1898 - 906 pages
...fully restored, do not let the patient lie on his back unless some person holds the tongue forward. The tongue by falling back may close the wind-pipe, and...neck nearly straight; others may remove wet clothing, substituting at once clothing which is dry and warm; they may also chafe the limbs, rubbing toward... | |
| Harvey Society of New York - 1909 - 370 pages
...restored, do not let the patient lie on his back, unless some person holds the tongue forward. The tongue by falling back may close the windpipe and cause fatal choking." These general instructions can hardly be improved upon. The usual directions to remove clothing, to... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries - 1940 - 120 pages
...fully restored do not let the patient lie on his back unless some person holds the tongue forward. The tongue, by falling back, may close the windpipe and cause fatal choking. Prevent friends from crowding around the patient and excluding fresh air; also from trying to give... | |
| Wisconsin. State Board of Health - 1876 - 810 pages
...restored, do not let the patient lie on his back, unless some person holds the tongue forward. The tongue, by falling back, may close the windpipe and cause fatal choking. Do not stop to remove wet clothing before efforts are made to restore breathing. Precious time is wasted,... | |
| 1879 - 524 pages
...fully restored, do not let the patient lie on his back unless some person holds the tongue forward. The tongue, by falling back, may close the windpipe and...others may remove wet clothing, replacing at once clothing which is dry and warm ; they may also chafe the limbs, and thus promote the circulation. Prevent... | |
| Medical Society of the County of Kings - 1879 - 450 pages
...fully restored, do not let the patient lie on his back unless some person holds the tongue forward. The tongue, by falling back, may close the windpipe and...others may remove wet clothing, replacing at once clothing which is dry and warm ; they may also chafe the limbs, and thus promote the circulation. Prevent... | |
| |