Presence of Mind.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIX, Issue IX, 30 August 1902, Page 571

Presence of Mind.

The following rules have been given by an eminent professor in case of accidents:

“For dust in the eyes—avoid rubbing, dash water into them. Remove cinders, etc., with the round point of a lead pencil. Remove insects from the ear by tepid water; never put a hard instrument into the ear. If any. artery is cut, compress above the • wound; if a vein is cut, ■compress below. If choked, get upon all fours and cough. For light burns, dip the part in cold water; if the skin is destroyed, cover with varnish. Before passing through smoke, take a full breath and then stoop low; but if carbon is suspected, walk erect. Suck poisoned wounds, unless your mouth is sore: enlarge the wound, or better, cut out the part without delay. Hold the wounded part as long as can be borne to a hot coal or end of a cigar. In case of poisoning, excite vomiting by tickling the throat, or by water or mustard. In case of opium poison give strong coffee and keep moving. If in the water float on the back, with the nose and mouth projecting. For apoplexy raise the head and body; for fainting lay the person flat.”