(3) Severe Stunning.—Serious. Pa tient cannot be aroused. Pulse very weak and irregular. Skin cold and clammy. Recovery is very slow, and death often occurs. Liability to ex cessive reaction and complication of congestion of the brain.
No stimulants of any kind are to be given where the brain is af fected.
In all cases of complete shock, such as may come from those cases men tioned in this and other articles, and in cases of apoplexy and compression of brain, the treatment outlined above should be pursued. The pa tient must be kept quiet, placed in a comfortable position, the head kept cool, and the extremities warm. This to be done until the physician arrives, who should be called immediately.
Insensibility from Sunstroke. — The attack is usually preceded by gidainess, weakness, and nausea; eyes bloodshot and contracted; skin hot and dry; subject unconscious, breath ing quick an0 loud; heart rapid and tumultuous.
Treatment—Place patient on back in a cool place with head raised. The chief object is to reduce his excessive heat. Remove clothing, pour cold water all over the body. Pilcher says to hold the vessel four or five feet above the patient and pour first on the head, then on the chest and abdo men, and then on the extremities, and to repeat until conscious. Bags of cracked ice may be applied to the head and under armpits. The patient should be wrapped in cold sheets or placed in a tub containing cold water. Continue until patient is conscious or the heat greatly diminished. Repeat if symptoms return.
In prostration from excessive heat —not sunstroke--place the patient on his back, with his head on a level with his body, and loosen clothing. Apply
heat to the surface of the body and extremities. Bathe the face with warm water into which n little alco hol or whisky has been poured. In prostration from drinking too much ice water when overheated, loosen clothing, place on back with head slightly elevated, give hot drinks, apply heat to the spine and the ex tremities. Don't give any alcoholic stimulants. Tea, coffee, or warm milk may be used.
In exhaustion from heat due to hard work and confinement in close, hot atmosphere, cover the body with blankets and apply heat to the ex tremities. Send for a physician.
Electricity Accidents.—Proceed as follows: (1) Shut off the current or release the injured person from con tact with it. (2) Don't touch the person affected or the live wire with the bare hands. If rubber shoes and gloves can be secured, well and good. Stand on a dry board and cover the hands with woolen cloths or paper. If a tool of any kind is used, it should have a wooden handle.
After shutting off the current, lay the patient down, keep him warm, and apply artificial respiration.
Lightning Accidents.—To prevent accident: (1) Avoid standing under trees to escape from the rain during e: thunder storm, but boldly expose yourself to the wet; it will preserve you from the lightning. (2) Avoid standing dose to any metallic bodies, as lead pipes or iron railings, etc. (3) When indoors during a thunder storm, sit or stand as near to the middle of the room as convenient. Avoid standing at the window or sit ing near the wall.