Identifier: osteopathicfirst00feid (find matches)
Title: Osteopathic first aids to the sick : written for the sick people
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Feidler, Francis John
Subjects: Osteopathic medicine Osteopathic Medicine
Publisher: New York : Broadway Publishing
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical School

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him, and withthe fingers close to the spine just above thesmall of the back, lift him up a few inches whichwill be practically the same as the treatment fordiarrhoea, fig. 45. Treat twice each day. Ab-dominal treatment should not be attempted. If the temperature is too high, 104 degrees,inhibit the superior cervical ganglia, fig. 15. The patient must never be allowed to leave thebed. A bedpan and urinal must be used. Spongethe body with tepid water daily. Drink plentywater. Diet must be absolutely fluid. Whenconvalescent the hearty appetite should be grati-fied with the greatest caution. The liquid dietshould continue at least a week after the tem-perature has been normal, and then followed bysemi-solid food for a month, before regular solidfood is safe. Great attention must be given to general clean-liness of the sick room, adequate ventilation;largest room in the house should be used; andnormal temperature of the room steadily main-tained, sterilizing of the stools and urine; disin-
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FIGURE 25.TREATMENT FOR THE VOICE.Take hold of the windpipe, above and below the Adams Apple,and gently stretch apart, then gently twist from side to side.Repeat several times.

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