LITTLE ACCIDENTS, AND HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM.
Swallowing Coins. — If the coin is swallowed, there is seldom any danger. Tho best thing to do is to take a light: aperient, and in all probability it will pass away all right. If it enters the windpipe, medical aid should immediately be sought, and the only thing that could be done would be to seize the individual by the legs, and hold him upside down, and strike him violently on the back when it may be coughed up. Crol-hkt Nkkplks, &i\, ix tiik Fr.r.sii. — If possible, take the sufferer to a surgeon. With proper instruments ] u > ( _. im t a j cc jj out without much pain. If this is not possible, make certain which side the hook is ; then put an ivory bodkin, or any similar article down the wound till it touches the book, and draw both out together. Swallowing I'sixmos of Biiokkx Glass, Pins, &c-. — By no means take a purgative. Rather partake freely of suet pudding, or any solid farinaceous food, and it is possible that both may pass away together without injury being done.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 238, 4 November 1876, Page 2
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187LITTLE ACCIDENTS, AND HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 238, 4 November 1876, Page 2
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