Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 212, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1920 — To Restore Respiration. [ARTICLE]

To Restore Respiration.

The method introduced by Schafer la the simplest least injurious and most effective in restoring a person who has been rescued from drowning. “The subject is laid on the ground tat a prone position, with a thicklyfolded garment under his chest The operator kneels by his side or athwart Mm, facing his head and [Ageing his hands on each side over the lower ribs of the subject He slowly throws the weight of his body forward, and thus presses upon the thorax of the subject and forces air out of the lungs; he then gradually relaxes the pressure by bringing his body up again, but without removing his hands. This is repeated regularly at the rate of 12 or 15 times a minute, until normal respiration begins, or until all hope of restoration is given up."