A Text-book of nursingAppleton, 1885 - 396 pages |
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Page 42
... prevent free circulation of air below it . The bed should stand steadily , not to be easily jarred . Sitting on the bed , leaning against it , or in any way shaking it , occasions great discomfort to the patient . Sometimes , even the ...
... prevent free circulation of air below it . The bed should stand steadily , not to be easily jarred . Sitting on the bed , leaning against it , or in any way shaking it , occasions great discomfort to the patient . Sometimes , even the ...
Page 48
... prevented , than cured when once established . Preventive measures consist in keep- ing the parts thoroughly clean , and the surface under them dry and smooth , in hardening the skin , and so far as possible relieving the local pressure ...
... prevented , than cured when once established . Preventive measures consist in keep- ing the parts thoroughly clean , and the surface under them dry and smooth , in hardening the skin , and so far as possible relieving the local pressure ...
Page 53
... prevent further escape of the vital fluid . Occasionally this coagulation of the fibrin takes place while the blood is still in motion through the vessels , obstructing the circulation very seriously . This is called thrombosis . A clot ...
... prevent further escape of the vital fluid . Occasionally this coagulation of the fibrin takes place while the blood is still in motion through the vessels , obstructing the circulation very seriously . This is called thrombosis . A clot ...
Page 56
... prevented by the intervening valves . The sounds heard upon auscul- tation are produced by the closing of these valves . Then follows a pause , after which the contractions are repeated in the same order , and followed again by the same ...
... prevented by the intervening valves . The sounds heard upon auscul- tation are produced by the closing of these valves . Then follows a pause , after which the contractions are repeated in the same order , and followed again by the same ...
Page 73
... prevent the entire atmosphere from be- coming depleted , and unfit to sustain life . This is found in the vegetable world , which , under the stimulus of light , reversing the plan of the animal , absorbs carbonic- acid gas , and gives ...
... prevent the entire atmosphere from be- coming depleted , and unfit to sustain life . This is found in the vegetable world , which , under the stimulus of light , reversing the plan of the animal , absorbs carbonic- acid gas , and gives ...
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abdomen acid action albumen antiseptic aorta applied arteries bandage bath bleeding blister blood body bones bowels breath Bright's disease burn called cantharides carbolic carbolic acid catheter cavity chest child chloroform clean Cloth cold water common condition constipation covered danger diarrhoea digestion discharge disease disinfected dose dressings dyspnoea effect emetic enema fever finger fluid fracture give given hæmorrhage head heart heat important inflammation injury intestinal irritation keep less limb lungs matter medicine membrane milk mouth mucous mucous membrane muscles nausea necessary nurse ounces pain patient pint placenta plaster poison poultice pressure pulse quantity rectum relieved removed respiration salt sheet sick sick-room side skin solution sometimes specific gravity sponge stimulants strangury STRYCHNIA sugar surface symptoms tablespoonful taken temperature Tincture tion tissues trachea treatment tube urine usually uterus ventilation vomiting ward warm washed wound
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Page 132 - Carrageen moss, pour over it two cups of boiling water, and let it stand where it will keep hot, but not boil, for two hours.