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Medical ArticlesPosition For Bronchoscopy And EsophagoscopyThe dorsally recumbent patient is so placed that the head an... From The Hygienic Dictionary Doctors. [1] In the matter of disease and healing, the peopl... Ballooning Esophagoscopy By inserting the window plug shown in Fig. 6 the esophagus m... Acetic Acid For use in our treatment we recommend Coutts' Acetic Acid. It ... Thuya is a specific when locally used for _Sycosis_, also for fungo... Diet The composition of different articles of food varies. A turnip ... Dysmenorrhea Painful Menstruation If the disease be occasioned by uterine displacement, obstruc... The Cause Of Disease Ever since natural medicine arose in opposition to the violen... Ulcers Case Xxiv The following case must not be regarded as altogether triflin... Cicatricial Stenosis Of The Esophagus Etiology.--The accidental swallowing of caustic alkali in sol... Throat Sore The first question in any case of sore throat, is, What is the... 1 Is Water Applicable In All Typhoid Cases? The question has been raised, whether in typhoid cases, and i... Worms Where the juices and organs of the body are thoroughly healthy,... The Speech Organs The Voice, a Waste Product. It is one of the most curious thi... Damp Beds An ordinary bed which has not been slept in for some weeks, al... Sprains Or Racks A sprain is usually the result of some involuntary stress comi... Cold Affusions And Rubbing After the pack, the patient is placed in an empty bathing or ... Fever At Night Frequently, in illness, a fever sets in as night approaches, a... Head Soaping Have a piece of M'Clinton's soap, a good shaving brush, and a ... Extent Of Electric Agency When we have settled upon the position that the electricity o... |
Cooling In HeatingSource: Papers On Health Often it is difficult to get a sufficient cooling effect by means of cold cloths without unduly chilling the patient. When the head has to be cooled, as in the very dangerous disease meningitis, the effect must pass through the mass of the skull before reaching the brain. A large and long continued application is needed for this. The surface is apt then to be overcooled before the interior of the head is affected. In such a case the surface of the head, when the patient feels it too cold, should be gently rubbed, as directed in Eyes, Squinting, until this feeling goes off. Then the cooling may be resumed. Or if rubbing be disagreeable, a warm cloth may be applied for a short time, and cooling then resumed. In this way a succession of waves of heating and cooling can for a long time be sent through the surface, with good effect and no chill. The short heating restores the surface, and does not interfere with the cooling effect reaching the interior parts. The same principle applies to cooling any part of the body (see Bathing). Any deep-seated inflammation is best reached in this way. For instance, in the large hip-joints it is of vast importance to reach inflammatory action in parts that are not near the surface, and cold cloths, pressed constantly, produce distress in the surface, if there is no intermission in supplying them. The patient is apt to rush to the conclusion that he must just yield to be blistered, painted with iodine, covered with belladonna plaster, or burned with red-hot irons! That is, he will yield to be made a great deal worse in every respect than he is, because he is not aware that it is quite possible to cure him without making him worse even for a moment. Next: Coughs Previous: Cooking
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