Part 48 (2/2)

Treatment: Protect it quickly with a mixture of equal parts of linseed or olive oil and water.

FREEZING AND FROSTBITE

Symptom: The part frozen appears white or bluish and is cold.

Treatment: Raise the temperature of the frozen member slowly by rubbing it with snow or ice and water, in a cool place. Don't go near a fire.

FAINTING

Symptom: Loss of consciousness. It is usually the result of severe bleeding or exhaustion from fatigue. This condition is rarely dangerous.

Treatment: Lay the patient on his back, head a little lower than rest of body, arms by side, feet extended. Rub the limbs. Sprinkle water on the face and give stimulants if necessary.

POISONING

Treatment: Send for a doctor at once. Empty the stomach and bowels.

Give two tablespoons full of mustard and warm water or a tablespoon full of salt in a gla.s.s of water to produce vomiting. Then give a purgative.

Tickle throat with finger or feather in case mustard or salt are not procurable. After the poison has been evacuated, give stimulants and apply heat and rubbing externally.

SNAKE BITE

In snake bites the poison acts quickly.

Treatment: Apply a tourniquet between the wound and the heart so as to stop the circulation and prevent the system from absorbing the poison.

Get out your knife and make a couple of cross cuts through the wound so it will bleed freely. Then suck the poison from the wound and spit the poison out. If your lips are lacerated there is danger in this method but it is your duty to take this chance in order to save your comrade's life. After sucking out the wound, heat your knife and burn it out.

STOMACH WOUNDS

Send for a doctor. Lie perfectly quiet. Don't lose your head and don't attempt to crawl to help or to stir around. Place a clean piece of cloth over the wound and keep it constantly wet with a solution of salt water.

If the wound is in the stomach, it is better to lie perfectly quiet on the battle field for a day or two until found than to crawl to a.s.sistance.

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