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v v-—~ _ w-fi .V—— Things to Know and Do :43 hours of steady efiort, and after being under water over twenty minutes. (7) When natural breathing 1s reestablished, put the patient into warm bed, with hot-water bottles, warm drinks, or stimu- lants, in teaspoonfuls, fresh air, and quiet. Let him sleep, and all will be well. Sunstroke (1) Reduce the temperature of the patient and the place— that is, move the patient at once to a cooler spot, if possible, in the shade. (2) Loosen or remove the clothing about the neck and body. (3) Apply cold water or ice to the head and body, or even wrap the patient in sheets wet from time to time with cold water. (4) Use no stimulant, but allow free use of cold water to drink. Burns and Scalds Exclude the air by covering the burn with a thin paste of baking-soda, starch, flour, vaseline, 'olive oil, linseed oil, castor- oil, lard, cream, or cold cream. Cover the burn first with the smear; next with a soft rag soaked in the smear. Shock always accompanies severe burns, and must be treated. Hemorrhage, or Internal Bleeding This is usually from the lungs or stomach. If from the lungs, the blood is bright-red and frothy, and is coughed up; if from the stomach, it is dark, and is vomited. Cause the patient to lie down, with head lower than body. Small pieces of ice should be swallowed, and ice-bags, or snow, cold water, etc., applied to the place whence the hemorrhage comes. Hot applications may be applied to the extremities, but avoid stim- ulants, unless the patient is very weak. Cuts and Wounds After making sure that no dirt or foreign substance is in the wound, the first thing 15 tight bandaging—to close it and stop the bleeding. The more the part is raised above the heart—the force-pump—the easier it is to do this. If the blood comes out in spurts, it means an artery has been cut; for this, apply a twister or tourniquet—that is, make a big