Use of Water In The Treatment of Burns
This is an emergency treatment. It is pain relieving and effective in reducing damage but must never take the place of carefully controlled medical care, which must be implemented at the earliest...
View ArticleChemicals In The Eye : First Aid
Children like to play with bottles and containers. In a domestic situation this might be harmless but some bottles and containers do contain substances which can be dangerous if taken internally or...
View ArticleThe Hot Foot-Bath
The hot foot bath is a simple but very effective procedure. It is valuaable because of its effect on the entire circulation of the body. By dilating the blood vessels in the feet and legs, it may...
View ArticleMedicated Steam Inhalation
With the changeable weather of winter we are exposed to colds on all sides. When one is a victim of the common cold (Coryza) congestion of the membranes of the nose, throat and sinuses occurs. With the...
View ArticleWhat Is a Heating Compress
By application of heat to the skin, the blood vessels are dilated and blood is brought to the surface, thereby congestion is relieved. When it is desirable to maintain such a derivative effect, a...
View ArticleHeating Compress For The Throat
Articles needed: Old cotton cloth, two thicknesses about three inches wide and long enough to wrap about the neck twice. A piece of flannel (single or double, depending upon the weight of the...
View ArticleHeating Compress To A Joint
A heating compress applied to a painful joint prolongs the increased circulation obtained by applications of heat. This helps not only to relieve pain, but also to restore joint motion in chronic...
View ArticleIce or Cold Pack For Sprains
In the early nineteenth century Priessnitz, an Austrian peasant lad, first discovered the use of cold compresses following a personal injury. We are only beginning to realise that the applications of...
View ArticleHerbs for Improving Eyes
The following herbs are helpful to the eyes: Eyebright cleans the eyes, improves the sight and, as a compress, improves inflammation of eyelids. Elder flower Water – an infusion – is a mild astringent...
View ArticleHydrotherapy Treatment (Water Therapy) For Viral Infections
The first time I learnt about using water to treat various infections, I was really amazed at how such simple treatments could be so powerful and effective. My first real personal experience came when...
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