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Show 'Teeter-Totter' Revives Victims of Water Mishaps With summer here again, the seasonal sea-sonal increase in drownings is a certainty. Many of- these victims might be . saved if some artificial respiration method were applied promptly. The widely known Schae-fer, Schae-fer, or prone pressure, method is excellent, ex-cellent, but has some disadvantages. Where possible, the "EVE" or teeter-totter method gives better results, re-sults, according to the coast guard medical division. The advantage of the EVE over the Schaefer and other methods of resuscitation is that it is especially suited to cases where artificial respiration res-piration must be maintained for some time. It is also easier on the victim, less tiring to the operator and requires less skill. The EVE method makes use of the weight of the abdominal organs. It alternately pushes and pulls the diaphragm up and down in the manner man-ner of a piston. The victim is lashed securely to a stretcher or board and is rocked over a fulcrum in teeter-totter teeter-totter fashion. Artificial respiration has been made the subject of a special proj ect of the coast guard medical division. divi-sion. On the basis of these studies, the EVE method, developed by Dr. F. C. Eve of Hull, England, has been approved by the U. S. coast guard, for use in addition to the Schaefer method. The Schaefer method of resuscitation resusci-tation for obvious reasons remains the technique of choice under ordinary ordi-nary circumstances. Anyone who has had first aid instruction knows how to apply it. It requires no apparatus ap-paratus and can be put into operation opera-tion immediately.- Dr. Grier points out the EVE method has been tried informally at coast guard air stations sta-tions and has been found particularly particular-ly adaptable for use on aircraft and aviation rescue boats, because of the movement of the ship or plane and the limited space. Additional advantage of the EVE over other methods, Dr. Grier explained ex-plained are that any untrained man can assist after watching only a few moments. All water in the lungs is allowed to run out. Wet clothes can be cut off and warm blankets used without disturbing the artificial respiration. res-piration. The victim is not harmed by bruising in the application of pressure. The EVE method is easier to work a long time if needed. Victims Vic-tims with fractures do not have to be disturbed. A greater amount of ventilation reaches the lungs around 180 cc. more than in other methods. Its only disadvantage is that it requires re-quires some apparatus, namely a stretcher, or board and fulcrum, but this disadvantage is more apparent ap-parent than real. For while this apparatus is being set up, the Schaefer method can be applied temporarily. .,, a R , iiji , t .,ml.mauVm1m...M..1.m.t home-made, a water-bath canner J ' ' should be deep enough for the jars i ' used. Most quart canning jars are " . 8 inches tall and pints 6 inches. A , vessel must be at least 3 or 4 inches f v s ' ' i taller than the jars to allow for jar vt js . ' ? height, plus a rack, plus water to ! s 1 -t cover jars an inch or two and bubble 1 ' ; -( , UP briskly over the jar tops to I ' - ! I 'l sterilize food throughout each jar. i j - f , i Take note that a water-bath can- - ; ' f . I I ner needs a good lid but not a tight - , ' - ' V 4 " ' kd. The lid's job is to hold in some - " - ' t . steam to help heat the jars of food. j JUS , ' - 1 v - ' 1 f " A. ; -- -v'-.--... - i- . - ."..;', v - .' ; v , - - - , 6 ' i " " ? . - . s ,"s , ? " k - " ' 1 - ' I t . ' $ r Coastguardsmen George Fissler and Eugene Guthrie demonstrate the EVE method of artificial respiration. respira-tion. As the board is raised to an angle of about 45 degrees, the rescued man's diaphragm moves downward down-ward in his body, sucking air into the lungs. Then, when his head is lowered, the water runs out of his lungs leaving room for more air, which he gets on the upswing. |