Show c 11 HOW TO START HEARTS THE THE pHE HERALD Is always glad to 1 1 promote the interests of science and for this reason we give publicity to a noteworthy case of heart revival by b massage It is reported by the jour journal journal nal of the American Medical association association tion lion In part it as follows In an operation for appendicitis on ona ona ona a man aged OS 66 under nitrous oxide and other anaesthesia an both pulse and res rca respiration ceased altogether and arti artificial U tidal respiration and traction on the tongue failed to revive m Th Tl n the surgeon W Arb Lane pushed push his hand up through the ab abdominal abdomInal wound and grasped the mo motionless heart rt through USh the diaphragm I He squeezed It and felt It start pulsating though no radical pulse J Ji could be felt Artificial respiration and i other restoratives were continued and andin andi andin i in about twelve minutes natural res respiration resI respiration I reappeared ared aha anU tile ine pulse puis be became beca became came ca me perceptible perce at atthe the ui wrist wr st The op operation operation ration was then than continued without the use of or the anaesthetic and nd the patient made a good recovery with however some diaphragmatic tenderness Here Hero is a little simple household remedy that everybody e r ody should know and put to use on occasion When it J Jomes becomes omes necessary to place little John Johnny Johnny ny under an nn anaesthetic to induce him to take a dose of castor oil watch his heart closely Should it stop beating I promptly grasp the diaphragm In the them manner m n er indicated joggle the heart around a little and you will soon have havethe havethe havethe the satisfaction sa of ot seeing Se Johnny tod tori toddle toddle dle die away to his toys again The little JitU detail of r the tho abdominal wound need nel distress s nobody In cases j r wh where here re there Is no such wound seize seiz a t butcher knife and open one You will willbe willbe be surprised to find how easy ea it js is it if the knife k nm is sharp Should Sh O U Id no knife Ife be b e handy bandy w we recommend an ax a cleaver a saw s w or r of that I kind In a a at eme gency r nl a apin hl 17 phi pin might do IS |