Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-10-01 | Page 6 | You and Your Health

i You and Your idour lour Health S S S t I By MORRS MORRIS FISHBEIN S Editor Journal of fh the lbs American Medical Association and end of fh theS the S Health M Magazin y I Iii Inan iii effort to io determine the theca ca cause se of Unconsciousness the doctor will smell the breath breath- of the patient to o find whether he has taken any unusual drugs or a large dose of alcohol or r ether and whether the o odor or is is typical of the condition called In Jn doub doubtful ful cases the doctor may take some of of the patients patient's urine for chemical examination since this may reveal t the e presence presence presence pres pres- ence of poisoning or of a condition condition condi condi- tion such as diabetes es Before the fainting there maybe may maybe be dizziness or lightheadedness If the sense of dizziness merely com comes s a and d goes and y yields elds quickly to proper hygiene such mch as suitable suitable suit suit- able attention n f to the diet digesI digestion diges diges- digestion tion action of the kidneys and I correction of disorders of vision i one rl sie e not hOLb be disturbed If dizziness however occurs re repeatedly repeatedly repeatedly re- re th the circulation of the blood in the brain the action of the heart arid and changes taking place in the int Internal ear should be studied r Some people faint much much more easily than do others Some Some faint from the slightest st emotional shock caused by l for or example the sight of blood or anY accident Just before a pers person n faints heIs he heIs heIs Is likely to feel weak and dizzy his vision becomes blurred becomes blurred his face turns pale and h he be e is covered with cold sweat The moment a person faints he should be foe placed flatten Ibis his back backwith backwith backwith with head lowered If If- he is putto put putto putto to bed the foot of the ed should be raised i i. The color of his face indicates to some extent the amount mount of blood reaching his brain rain If his lila face is very pale his head had should be kept lowered until facial color improves If Ifon on the other hand his face is extremely red it may be desirable to head raised f t i it A person who has ha hasA fainted should have plenty of fresh cool air Cold water may b be applied to the face or chest as asta fa stimulant stimulant stimulant lant to recuperative action or he may be made to smelling salts 4 The usual first aid remedy found an in n most chests is a half halt teaspoonful of aromatic spirits of ammonia given in water l' l lA A person who has hast fainted should be kept quiet and should not be allowed to get up until the doctor is sure that everything is isi satisfactory f A second attack may be fatal particularly when unconsciousness unconscious unconscious- ness and fainting is caused sed by an injury to the brain o or the heart Copyright 1936 for or The Telegram for