Annual report of the chief ... for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1872/73 ... showing operations of the revenue marine and the life-saving service. 1872-73 |
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Page 67 - Silvester's method, as follows: — Place the patient on the back on a flat surface, inclined a little upwards from the feet; raise and support the head and shoulders on a small firm cushion or folded article of dress placed under the shoulder-blades.
Page 68 - Repeat these measures alternately, deliberately, and perseveringly, about fifteen times in a minute, until a spontaneous effort to respire is perceived ; immediately upon which cease to imitate the movements of breathing, and proceed to induce circulation and warmth.
Page 67 - Whilst the above operations are being proceeded with, dry the hands and feet, and as soon as dry clothing or blankets can be procured, strip the body, and cover or gradually reclothe it, but taking care not to interfere with the efforts to restore breathing.
Page 67 - On each occasion that the body is replaced on the face, make uniform but efficient pressure, with brisk movement, on the back, between and below the shoulder-blades, or bones on each side, removing the pressure immediately before turning the body on the side.
Page 65 - outset-ting" tide, and you are swimming either by yourself or having hold of a person who can not swim, then get on your back and float till help comes. Many a man exhausts himself by stemming the billows for the shore on. a back-going tide and sinks in the effort, when if he had floated, a boat or other aid might have been obtained. 9. These instructions apply alike to all circumstances, whether as regards the roughest sea or smooth water.
Page 64 - After a person has sunk to the bottom, if the water be smooth, the exact position where the body lies may be known by the air bubbles, which...
Page 59 - A boat will in this position sometimes, aided by careful oarsteerage, run a considerable distance until the wave has broken and expended itself. But it will often happen that, if the bow be low, it will be driven under water, when the buoyancy being lost forward...
Page 64 - ... it. As soon as a drowning man begins to get feeble and to lose his recollection, he gradually slackens his hold until he quits it altogether. No apprehension need, therefore, be felt on that head when attempting to rescue a drowning person.
Page 65 - ... the face, neck, and chest to the wind, except in severe weather, and removing all tight clothing from the neck and chest, especially the braces. The points to be aimed at are, first and immediately, the RESTORATION OP BREATHING; and, secondly, after breathing is restored, the PROMOTION OP WARMTH AND CIRCULATION.
Page 64 - ... his back, give him a sudden pull, and this will cause him to float, then throw yourself on your back also and swim for the shore, both hands having hold of his hair, you on your back and he also on his, and of course his back to your stomach. In this way you will get sooner and safer ashore than by any other means, and you can easily thus swim with two or three persons...