Show noat U DOCTORS ORS CALLED WITHOUT CAUSE imperative that physicians and nurses not be summoned unless necessary PROPER CARE OF PATIENTS surgeon general blue tells what to do for Persons sick with spanish influenza use of gauze masks recommended washington in an effort to reduce unnecessary calls on the overworked over worked physicians throughout the country because ot of the hie present eaid epidemic elate of influenza flu enza surgeon general blue ot tile united states public health service calls upon the people of the country to learn something about the home care ol of patients III with influenza phy everywhere have complained about the large number nuit lier of unnecessary calls they have had to make because of the inability of many people to distinguish tIng between the cases requiring expert eimert medical care and those which could readily be cared for without a physician with influenza continuing to upload in parts of the country and with an acute shortage of doctors and nurses everywhere e every unnecessary call on either physicians or nurses ma makes kes it so much harder to meet the urgent needs of the patients pat lenta who are seriously ill present generation spoiled the present generation said tho the surgeon general Le lias has been spoiled by giai having ing had expert medical and nursing care readily IL available it was not so la the days of oc our grandmothers when ihen every good hou housewife was expected to know a good deal about the enre care of tha tb sick alck asvery very person who feels sick and appears to be developing an attack of should tit nt once be put pill to bell bed in a well ventilated room it if his bowel shave moved regularly it Is not dot necessary to give a physic where a physic Is 13 needed a lose dose of castor oil 0 rochelle salts should be given tile the room should be cleared of all unnecessary furniture bric balc a brac and rugs A wash basin pitcher and slop bowl soap and towel should be at hand preferably in the room or just outside the door if the patient Is feverish a doctor should be called and this should be done in any case it if the patient appears appear s very sick alck or coughs up pinkish bloodstained sputum or breathes aar ropi 1 lly and painfully most of the patients cough up considerable sid glde rable erable mucus in some there la Is much mucus discharged from t the it e n nose ose end and throat threat this material should not be collected in handkerchiefs but rather in bits of old rags or toilet paper or on paper nap napkins hins As soon its as used these rags ragi or papers should be placed in a paper bag kept beside the bed pocket handkerchiefs are out of place in the lie sick room and should not be used by patients the rags or papers lit in the paper bag should be burned the patients will not be hungry and the diet should therefore be light milk a soft bolted egg some toast or crackers a bit of jelly or jam stewed fruit some cooked cereal like oatmeal hominy or rice these will ivill suffice in most cases comfort ot of patient tle tile comfort of the patient depends on a i number of little things lings ti and these should not be overlooked among these may le be mentioned a well venti room a thoroughly clean bed with ith fresh smooth sheets and pillow cases quiet so 60 that refreshing sleep may be had cool drinking nater conveniently placed a cool compress to the forehead it if there Is headache keeping the patients hands bands and face clean and the hair combed keeping his mouth clean preferably with rill some pleasant mouth wash letting the patient know that someone Is within call but ifft annoying him with too much fussing giving the patient plenty of opportunity to rest and sleep it Is advisable to give the sick room a good airing several times a day so much tor for the patient it la is equally important to consider the per mn in who Is caring for hint him it Is important to remember that the disease Is spread by breathing germ laden matter sprayed into the mir air by the patient in coughing or even in ordinary breazil baeb th ing the attendant should therefore wear a gauze mask over her ter mouth and nose while slie site Is in the sick room such a mask ask Is easily made by folding a piece of gauze tour four fold sein sewing a piece of tape at the four corners and tying lying the upper set of tapes over ever the ears the lower set around the neck if tile folded piece of gauze is about six inches square it will nicely cover both bolli mouth month and nose such a m sk can be worn without till discomfort comfort tor for several hours otter after which it con br be boiled in water dried and used over observe cleanliness the attendant should it if possible wear a gown or on apron which coders the dress tills this will alake it much slin simpler to avoid infection it I 1 Is desirable that tilt all attendants attendant learn how bon to use a fever thermometer tills this Is not at all a 1 I difficult mutter and tile use of 0 such a thermometer lit Is n great help in caring for the patients the t wl alo 0 sells these therin om will be gand aind to show liow ilow lly nrc are used in clos liiS and lint lert I 1 be cooil I 1 in t leave one word ot of caution it if lit in doubt cull the doctor |