How to Treat Convulsions.
Strip the child as quickly as you can and put it into a hot bath. Use your elhow as a test. If your elbow can stand the temperature of the water, then you can Bafely put the child in, after doing which gently pour cold water on the head. This should stop the convulsion in a few minutes. In any event, an injection of warm water and soap should always be given. If no relief is obtained hy these measures, put a mustard plaster, made with one part mustard and three of flour, up and down the spine, heing careful not to blister. Vaseline the surface after taking off the plaster. Always send promptly for a physician, as treatment is required after the convulsion is over. Keep the child quiet.
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Manawatu Herald, 30 April 1898, Page 4
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134How to Treat Convulsions. Manawatu Herald, 30 April 1898, Page 4
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