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Show e Uncle Sam, M. D. 4. FIRST AID. TREATING SHOCK. Shock is a condition of profound prostration. pros-tration. CSuSed, usually, by serious Injury, In-jury, or pOSSlblJ b extreme fright. It may bo slight and t ranslerfl , or prof bund, I and may oven result in death. J11 mild cases 'here may be only u pale, face and a weak, rapid pulse, with slight I nausea and general weakness, 'n extreru cases there is ) alloc and coldness of the I skin, which Is covered with cold per-aplt'Stion, per-aplt'Stion, the pulse im weak, qr not perceptible per-ceptible a: all, th- fingers bluish In color, the nose shriveled, and Iho eyes deeply ; sunk In the head, the whole appearance grSatly resembling that of deal);. The victim may also 1,- Insensible to pain. TREATMENT. Keep the bead Koinawhat lower than the I : with the limbs slightly elevated, 1 in order that more blood may flow to i the bralfl. Apply warmth to tin .surface of the body, and. us soon as the patient an swallow, give, as a stimulant, one-nail one-nail tcaspoonful arojdstlc spirits of ammonia, am-monia, a small amouut of hoi coffee, hoi water or hot milk, which may in repeated repeat-ed every if, minutes for tho first hour. Keep the pallenl very- unlet, in Im-,1, Or- dlnsrl)y, II is l etter not to remove pa-tlenta pa-tlenta suffering from shock until Ihey I bav revived, but treat them t lv place where the Injury N received In attempting attempt-ing to stimulate persons suffering from shock never try to force them to -wallow while un niaclous, bul always wait until th, v can - wallow w Ithc-ul danger ufchoking l i ip the patient wrv i(ulet |